GARBLE


Meaning of GARBLE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' gär-b ə l

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: gar · bled ; gar · bling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \

Etymology: Middle English garbelen, from Old Italian garbellare to sift, from Arabic gharbala, from Late Latin cribellare, from cribellum sieve; akin to Latin cernere to sift ― more at CERTAIN

Date: 15th century

1 archaic : CULL 1

2 : to sift impurities from

3 a : to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning < garble a story> b : to introduce textual error into (a message) by inaccurate encipherment, transmission, or decipherment

– gar · bler \ -b( ə -)l ə r \ noun

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