"garble" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-garble.wav Forms: garbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bəl Etymology: From Middle English garbelen, from Anglo-Norman garbeler (“to sift”), from Medieval Latin garbellare (or a similar Italian word), from Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala, “to sift”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|garbelen}} Middle English garbelen, {{der|en|xno|garbeler||to sift}} Anglo-Norman garbeler (“to sift”), {{der|en|ML.|garbellare}} Medieval Latin garbellare, {{der|en|ar|غَرْبَلَ||to sift}} Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala, “to sift”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} garble (countable and uncountable, plural garbles)
  1. Confused or unintelligible speech. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-garble-en-noun-DLuJvqWa
  2. (obsolete) Refuse; rubbish. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-garble-en-noun-~kCyjQST
  3. (obsolete) Mutilation. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-garble-en-noun-rhv2ayab
  4. (obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-garble-en-noun-VDl1UAyM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 3 48 16 4 9 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 12 10 45 11 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 7 6 55 11 6 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 7 6 67 7 1 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 10 7 38 19 5 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 10 7 39 16 3 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 12 10 41 12 2 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 12 7 42 13 3 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 11 9 40 14 3 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 5 11 7 40 16 2 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 12 8 44 11 3 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 9 8 34 11 7 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 11 7 40 15 2 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 9 8 49 11 2 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 12 7 42 13 3 10 7

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-garble.wav Forms: garbles [present, singular, third-person], garbling [participle, present], garbled [participle, past], garbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bəl Etymology: From Middle English garbelen, from Anglo-Norman garbeler (“to sift”), from Medieval Latin garbellare (or a similar Italian word), from Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala, “to sift”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|garbelen}} Middle English garbelen, {{der|en|xno|garbeler||to sift}} Anglo-Norman garbeler (“to sift”), {{der|en|ML.|garbellare}} Medieval Latin garbellare, {{der|en|ar|غَرْبَلَ||to sift}} Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala, “to sift”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} garble (third-person singular simple present garbles, present participle garbling, simple past and past participle garbled)
  1. To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert. Translations (to mutilate; to pervert): изопачавам (izopačavam) (Bulgarian), изкривявам (izkrivjavam) (Bulgarian), pomotat [perfective] (Czech), zkomolit [perfective] (Czech), poplést [perfective] (Czech), knoeien met (Dutch), verkeerd voorstellen (Dutch), vääristellä (Finnish), vinouttaa (Finnish), brouiller (French), déformer (French), დამახინჯება (damaxinǯeba) (Georgian), გამრუდება (gamrudeba) (Georgian), verstümmeln (German), διαστρέφω (diastréfo) (Greek), изо́пачи (izópači) (Macedonian), и́зврти (ízvrti) (Macedonian), и́скриви (ískrivi) (Macedonian), искажа́ть (iskažátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), искази́ть (iskazítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), кове́ркать (kovérkatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), искове́ркать (iskovérkatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), искривля́ть (iskrivljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), искриви́ть (iskrivítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), перекручувати (perekručuvaty) (Ukrainian), спотворювати (spotvorjuvaty) (Ukrainian), викривляти (vykryvljaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-garble-en-verb-ZSMAMBkG Disambiguation of 'to mutilate; to pervert': 78 3 16 3
  2. To make false by mutilation or addition. [from 17th c.]
    Sense id: en-garble-en-verb-BFvdNaR-
  3. To corrupt; to make unreadable, incomprehensible, or unintelligible.
    Sense id: en-garble-en-verb-wjY-RP1Q
  4. (obsolete) To sift or bolt; to separate the fine or valuable parts of (something) from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt. [14th–19th c.] Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-garble-en-verb-wRxjqnA7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: garbley gook

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "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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          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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          "roman": "damaxinǯeba",
          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
          "word": "დამახინჯება"
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          "roman": "gamrudeba",
          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
          "word": "გამრუდება"
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          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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          "roman": "iskažátʹ",
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          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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          "roman": "iskovérkatʹ",
          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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          "roman": "iskrivljátʹ",
          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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          "roman": "iskrivítʹ",
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "perekručuvaty",
          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
          "word": "перекручувати"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 3 16 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "spotvorjuvaty",
          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
          "word": "спотворювати"
        },
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vykryvljaty",
          "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
          "word": "викривляти"
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          "text": "The editor garbled the story.",
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        "To make false by mutilation or addition. [from 17th c.]"
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        "To corrupt; to make unreadable, incomprehensible, or unintelligible."
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        {
          "text": "to garble spices",
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        "To sift or bolt; to separate the fine or valuable parts of (something) from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt."
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          "coarse",
          "coarse"
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        "(obsolete) To sift or bolt; to separate the fine or valuable parts of (something) from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt. [14th–19th c.]"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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        "Mutilation."
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        "(obsolete) Mutilation."
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      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "verkeerd voorstellen"
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      "word": "vääristellä"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "vinouttaa"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "brouiller"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "déformer"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damaxinǯeba",
      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "დამახინჯება"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamrudeba",
      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "გამრუდება"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "verstümmeln"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diastréfo",
      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "διαστρέφω"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "izópači",
      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "изо́пачи"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "и́зврти"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ískrivi",
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      "word": "и́скриви"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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      "word": "кове́ркать"
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      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "perekručuvaty",
      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
      "word": "перекручувати"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "spotvorjuvaty",
      "sense": "to mutilate; to pervert",
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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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        "Mutilation."
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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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