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garble

/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl/
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Garble is a verb that means to mix up or confuse something, especially by accidentally changing it. It can also mean to remove or take out parts of something, like words or information, in a way that might make it hard to understand.

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"garble" as noun

1 - Confused or unintelligible speech.

2 - Refuse; rubbish.

3 - Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.

"garble" as verb

1 - To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert

2 - To make false by mutilation or addition

3 - To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt

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Synonyms
1 - scramble
2 - distort
3 - mangle
4 - jumble
5 - garfish
6 - garble
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Antonyms
1 - clarify
2 - refine
3 - polish
4 - edit
5 - correct
6 - clarify
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