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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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     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.
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