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More words related to garble

verb. deform; falsify

verb. alter, misrepresent

misrepresent /misquote

verb. lie, distort

verb. twist, turn away from what is acceptable or correct

verb. deceive; stretch the truth

slur

verb. mumble words

garble

mispronounce

miss

skip

stutter

twist

verb. misrepresent

verb. misconstrue

distort
err

misunderstand

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Word Origin & History

garble early 15c., from Anglo-Fr. garbeler "to sift," from M.L. and It. garbellare, from Arabic gharbala "to sift and select spices," related to kirbal "sieve," perhaps from L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum "sieve" (see crisis). A widespread word among Mediterranean traders; sense of "mix up, confuse, distort language" first recorded 1680s. Related: Garbled; garbling.

Example Sentences for garbled

Charlie lent an ear to the garbled veblenisms and gave it up.

He garbled his sentences so to speak with excessive and useless wording.

Boccaccio has garbled the passage for the sake of his point.

It was garbled truth, but there was enough to make his spine feel like ice.