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garble

v. திரித்தெடுத்துரை, தீய நோக்கத்துடன் சாதகமானவற்றை மட்டும் பிரித்தெடுத்துகாட்டு, சிதைத்துக் கூறு.


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Gar"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Garbling.] Etym: [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL. garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. Discern); or perh. rather from Ar. gharbal, gharbil, sieve.] 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. [Obs.] 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. Gar"ble, n. 1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] Wolcott. 2. pl. Defn: Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.


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