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| gar·ble [ grb'l ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle gar·bled, present participle gar·bling, 3rd person present singular gar·bles) |
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1. jumble meaning of something: to confuse a message or information so that it is misleading or unintelligible
  He garbled the details, but the outline of the story is clear.
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2. communication scramble transmission of something: to cause the corruption of a transmitted message or signal
The announcement was completely garbled.
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noun (plural gar·bles) |
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1. confused message: a confused or corrupted message, piece of information, or signal that is misleading or unintelligible
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2. confusing of message: the act of confusing or corrupting a message, piece of information, or signal so that it is misleading or unintelligible
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| [15th century. Via Italian garbellare "sift" and Arabic ġarbala< late Latin cribellum "small sieve" < Latin cribrum "sieve"] |
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| gar·bled adjective |
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