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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