Associations to the word «Garble»

Wiktionary

GARBLE, verb. (obsolete) 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, noun. (obsolete) refuse; rubbish
GARBLE, noun. (obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.

Dictionary definition

GARBLE, verb. Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras