English-French translations for garble
Definition of garble
- To pick out such parts as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert
- To make false by mutilation or addition
- To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt
- Confused or unintelligible speech
- Refuse; rubbish
- Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings
Examples
- to garble a quotation
- to garble an account
- The editor garbled the story.
- to garble spices
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