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Garble

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Verb

1. distort, falsify, garble, warp

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

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Garble

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to jumble (a story, quotation, etc), esp unintentionally
2. 
to distort the meaning of (an account, text, etc), as by making misleading omissions; corrupt
3. rare
to select the best part of
noun
4. 
a. 
the act of garbling
b. 
garbled matter

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Garble

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgarbled or ˈgarbling
1. 
a.  Obsolete
to sort by sifting
b.  Rare
to select the best parts of
2. 
to suppress or distort parts of (a story, etc.) in telling, so as to mislead or misrepresent
3. 
to confuse or mix up (a quotation, story, message, etc.) unintentionally, as through inaccurate copying or poor radio transmission
noun
4. 
the act or result of garbling

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Garble

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tr.v. gar·bled, gar·bling, gar·bles
1. To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible: The report garbled all the historical facts.
2. To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission.
3. Archaic To sort out; cull.
n.
The act or an instance of garbling: a garble of nonsense syllables.

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