Definition of garble Garble

/gɑˈɹbʌl/ - [garbul] - gar•ble

We found 12 definitions of garble from 5 different sources.

What does garble mean?

Verb
garble - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
		falsify, distort, warp
		belie, misrepresent represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
		murder, mutilate, mangle kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

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garble (Noun)
refuse; rubbish.
garble (Noun)
Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc. ; garblings.
garble (Verb)
To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices.
garble (Verb)
To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
garble (Verb)
To make false by mutilation or addition.

garble (v. t.)
To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices.
garble (v. t.)
To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
garble (n.)
Refuse; rubbish.
garble (n.)
Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.

garble
gär′bl, v.t. to select what may serve our own purpose, in a bad sense: to mutilate, corrupt, or falsify.—n. Gar′bler, one who selects. [Most prob. It. garbellare—Ar. ghirbál, a sieve.]