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garbling 精选 精选 Garble \ Gar" ble\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Garbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Garbling}.] [ 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. gharb[= a] l, 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.] [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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