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}
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"text": "to garble a quotation",
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},
{
"text": "to garble an account",
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},
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"ref": "1722, Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, The Author's Preface",
"text": "In a word, as the whole relation is carefully garbled of all the levity and looseness that was in it, so it all applied, and with the utmost care, to virtuous and religious uses. None can, without being guilty of manifest injustice, cast any reproach upon it, or upon our design in publishing it.",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izopačavam",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "изопачавам"
},
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"roman": "izkrivjavam",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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},
{
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"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "knoeien met"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "verkeerd voorstellen"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "vääristellä"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "vinouttaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "brouiller"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "déformer"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damaxinǯeba",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "დამახინჯება"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamrudeba",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "გამრუდება"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "verstümmeln"
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{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diastréfo",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "διαστρέφω"
},
{
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "izópači",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
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"roman": "ízvrti",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "и́зврти"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ískrivi",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "и́скриви"
},
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"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskažátʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "искажа́ть"
},
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"_dis1": "92 5 3",
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"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искази́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kovérkatʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "кове́ркать"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskovérkatʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искове́ркать"
},
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"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrivljátʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "искривля́ть"
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"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "iskrivítʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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},
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"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perekručuvaty",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "перекручувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spotvorjuvaty",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "спотворювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 5 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykryvljaty",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "викривляти"
}
]
},
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{
"text": "The editor garbled the story.",
"type": "example"
}
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"To make false by mutilation or addition. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
"To make false by mutilation or addition."
],
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"To make false by mutilation or addition. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
]
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{
"text": "to garble spices",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt. [:Template:SAFESUBST:–:Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
"To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt."
],
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"(obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt. [:Template:SAFESUBST:–:Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
],
"tags": [
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]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)bəl"
},
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"tags": [
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"ref": "1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)",
"text": "The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting \"thousands of complaints\" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static."
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"(obsolete) Refuse; rubbish."
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"ref": "1808, Peter Pindar, letter to Joseph Nollekens",
"text": "Did not the lady smile upon the garble",
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"(obsolete) mutilation"
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"Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings."
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"(obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings."
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"To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert."
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"To make false by mutilation or addition."
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"To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt. [:Template:SAFESUBST:–:Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
"To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt."
],
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"(obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt. [:Template:SAFESUBST:–:Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
],
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},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izopačavam",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "изопачавам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izkrivjavam",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "изкривявам"
},
{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "pomotat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "zkomolit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "poplést"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "knoeien met"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "verkeerd voorstellen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "vääristellä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "vinouttaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "brouiller"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "déformer"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damaxinǯeba",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "დამახინჯება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamrudeba",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "გამრუდება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "verstümmeln"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diastréfo",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "διαστρέφω"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "izópači",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "изо́пачи"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ízvrti",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "и́зврти"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ískrivi",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "и́скриви"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskažátʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "искажа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искази́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kovérkatʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "кове́ркать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskovérkatʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искове́ркать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrivljátʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "искривля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrivítʹ",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искриви́ть"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perekručuvaty",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "перекручувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spotvorjuvaty",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "спотворювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykryvljaty",
"sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
"word": "викривляти"
}
],
"word": "garble"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
"English terms derived from Arabic",
"English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)bəl",
"Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)bəl/2 syllables"
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "xno",
"3": "garbeler",
"4": "",
"5": "to sift"
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"3": "garbellare"
},
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},
{
"args": {
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"2": "ar",
"3": "غَرْبَلَ",
"4": "",
"5": "to sift"
},
"expansion": "Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala, “to sift”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
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"plural"
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}
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}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)",
"text": "The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting \"thousands of complaints\" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Confused or unintelligible speech."
],
"tags": [
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"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"Refuse; rubbish."
],
"links": [
[
"Refuse",
"refuse"
],
[
"rubbish",
"rubbish"
]
],
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"(obsolete) Refuse; rubbish."
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"tags": [
"countable",
"obsolete",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1808, Peter Pindar, letter to Joseph Nollekens",
"text": "Did not the lady smile upon the garble",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"mutilation"
],
"links": [
[
"mutilation",
"mutilation"
]
],
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"(obsolete) mutilation"
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"obsolete",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings."
],
"links": [
[
"garblings",
"garblings"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"obsolete",
"uncountable"
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}
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)bəl"
},
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-garble.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/94/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-garble.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-garble.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/94/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-garble.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-garble.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "garble"
}
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