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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Garble \Gar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garbled}; p. pr & vb n. {Garbling}.] [Formerly, to pick out sort, OF grabeler, for garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr LL garbellare to sift; cf Sp garbillar to sift, garbillo a coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. {Discern}); or perh. rather from Ar gharb[=a]l, gharbil sieve.] 1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts or from dros or dirt; as to garble spices. [Obs.] 2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as to garble a quotation; to garble an account. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: garbled adj : lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]
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