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garble

[ gahr-buhl ]

verb (used with object)

garbled, garbling.
  1. to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble:

    to garble instructions.

  2. to make unfair or misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort:

    to garble a quotation.

  3. Archaic. to take out the best of.


noun

  1. the act or process of garbling.
  2. an instance of garbling; a garbled phrase, literary passage, etc.

garble

/ ˈɡɑːə /

verb

  1. to jumble (a story, quotation, etc), esp unintentionally
  2. to distort the meaning of (an account, text, etc), as by making misleading omissions; corrupt
  3. rare.
    to select the best part of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. the act of garbling
    2. garbled matter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • b·· adjective
  • b noun
  • ܲ·b adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of garble1

1400–50; late Middle English garbelen to remove refuse from spices < Old Italian garbellare to sift < Arabic gharbala < Late Latin ī, derivative of īܳ, diminutive of Latin īܳ sieve ( -elle ); probably influenced by garboil
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of garble1

C15: from Old Italian garbellare to strain, sift, from Arabic gharbala, from 󾱰 sieve, from Late Latin īܳ small sieve, from īܳ sieve
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Little was made of Trump’s continual garbling of sentences and loss of train of thought and his incredible barrage of lies, while the press put under a microscope every syllable uttered by Kamala Harris.

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Her response: “What’s the rap verse? ‘F— the police, that’s how I see ‘em,’” which she told me was a garbling of lyrics by N.W.A, Kanye West and Rage Against the Machine.

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In response, former President Donald Trump launched into a flurry of posts on Truth Social that seemed to garble some of the accusations leveled against him.

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Now every garbled statement or odd behavior from Trump will reinforce her message.

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One sign is often that the person has weakness or numbness in one arm, as well as one side of their face appearing to drop, and their speech being slurred or garbled.

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