■ verb [often as adjective ~d ] reproduce (a message or transmission) in a confused and distorted way.
■ noun a ~d account or transmission.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'sift out, cleanse'): from Anglo-Latin and Ital. garbellare , from Arab. ġarbala 'sift', perh. from late L. cribellare 'to sieve'.