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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › garbleGARBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GARBLE meaning: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.

   • Znaczenie Garble, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     garble definicja: 1. to make words or messages unclear and...

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     GARBLED meaning: 1. If words or messages are garbled, they...

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   Jul 6, 2017 · Around this time I don'[t find any examples of "garble" as to "accidentally misunderstand or misquote". Between 1850 and 1859 we find the same: Notes and Queries, volume 9(1854) As usually applied in England, to garble is to pick out, sift out what may serve a particular purpose, and thus destroy or mutilate the fair character of the whole.

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   What does garble mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! GARBLE meaning: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.

   GARBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does it mean when a message is garbled?

   • If words or messages are garbled, they are not clear and are very difficult to understand, often giving a false idea of the facts: There was a strange garbled message on my voicemail. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.

   GARBLED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does garble as to distort mean?

   • The meaning of garble as to distort began as a usage of its meaning "to sift" as to pick out parts of a speech or writing, as we would now say to "quote out of context" or to "cherry-pick". By 1930, the word had begun to be used generally as "to confuse", but the meaning of "to cherry-pick quotes" was still common.

   Why did the meaning of “garble” change so much?

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   Where did the word 'garble' come from?

   • Garble developed from Late Latin cribellare, a verb meaning "to sift." Arabic speakers borrowed "cribellare" as "gharbala," and the Arabic word passed into Old Italian as garbellare; both of these words also meant "to sift."

   Why did the meaning of “garble” change so much?

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4. www.britannica.com › dictionary › garbleGarble Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   garble /ˈgɑɚbəl/ verb

   garbles; garbled; garbling

   garble

   /ˈgɑɚbəl/

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   adjective

   •We could not understand him because of his garbled speech.

   •a garbled phone message

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5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › garbledgarbled adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of garbled adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the verb garble mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb garble, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use.

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   Garble definition: to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble. See examples of GARBLE used in a sentence.