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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.