garble
verb | /garble/
reproduce (a message) in a confused and distorted way
garble
verb | /garble/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMreproduce (a message) in a confused and distorted way
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Examples
"The transmission garbled the instructions and the machine failed."
"Don't garble the quote — record it verbatim."
Mnemonic Trick
GARBLE → GARB + BLE: picture garbled speech disguised by clothing — confusing the message.
Etymology
From Old French garbler “to sift (grain),” later sense of confusing speech.
Now means to distort or scramble information.
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