Definitions
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Word origin
From Middle English garbelen, from Anglo-Norman garbeler (“to sift”), from Medieval Latin garbellare (or a similar Italian word), from Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala, “to sift”).
Used in a sentence
“to garble a quotation”
“to garble an account”
“The editor garbled the story.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Distort a message”6 letters
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