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garble

v.
US //ˈɡɑɹbəɫ// UK //ɡˈɑːbəl// gar·ble Archaic
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Origin

From Middle English garbelen, from Anglo-Norman garbeler (“to sift”), from Medieval Latin garbellare (or a similar Italian word), from Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala, “to sift”).

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