Garble

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Garbled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Garbling.]
	2.	To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
n.	1.	Refuse; rubbish.
	2.	Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; - also called garblings.

Verb

1.

garble - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story Synonyms: distort, falsify, warp

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