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garble

/ˈɡɑːbəl/GAHR-buhl
/ˈɡɑɹbəl/GAHR-buhl

Meaninga sieve

Common meaning: to mix up or distort

Journey through time

  1. Arabicghirbal‘a large sieve’source
  2. Spanishgarbillar‘to sift, garble’source
  3. Old Frenchgarbelersource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa large sieve → to mix up or distortgarble‘to mix up or distort’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Arabic ghirbal ‘a sieve’.

Roots

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