Meaning & use
Garble
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To distort or confuse a message, sound, or transmission so that it becomes unclear or unintelligible.
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Static on the line garbled her words so badly he couldn't understand the message.
The translator accidentally garbled the instructions, causing confusion at the factory.
A note on using this word
Originally a 15th-century term for sifting out impurities from spices; it later shifted to mean mixing things up incorrectly.
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