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Garble vs Garbled - What's the difference?

garble | garbled |

As verbs the difference between garble and garbled

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 garbled is (garble).

As a noun garble

is (obsolete) refuse; rubbish.

As an adjective garbled is

(of a message etc) difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled.

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)

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    garbled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a message etc) difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (garble)

    • Synonyms

    * confused * disconnected * disjointed * disordered * distorted * illogical * mixed up * scattered * unconnected

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