v.tr.
1. unintentionally distort or confuse (facts, messages, etc.).
2 a mutilate in order to misrepresent. b make (usu. unfair or malicious) selections from (facts, statements, etc.).
Derivatives:
garbler n.
Etymology: It. garbellare f. Arab. garbala sift, perh. f. LL cribellare to sieve f. L cribrum sieve