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Garble vs Confuse - What's the difference?

garble | confuse |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between garble and confuse

is that garble is (obsolete) impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc; garblings while confuse is (obsolete) to rout; discomfit.

As verbs the difference between garble and confuse

is that garble is (obsolete) to sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices while confuse is to thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.

As a noun garble

is (obsolete) refuse; rubbish.

garble

English

Verb

  • (obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices.
  • To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
  • To make false by mutilation or addition
  • The editor garbled the story.

    Derived terms

    * garbley gook

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) refuse; rubbish
  • (Wolcott)
  • (obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.
  • (Webster 1913)

    confuse

    English

    Verb

    (confus)
  • To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.
  • (obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
  • To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder.
  • To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
  • To mistake one thing for another.
  • Synonyms

    * flummox * mistake * See also

    See also

    * discombobulate ----