garble
verb (used with object)
to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble.
had garbled
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past perfectof garble.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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This extra chromosomal material had garbled the genetic message.
From Time Magazine Archive
Einstein said that the congress had garbled a letter he wrote last July, suppressed a message he sent last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
No doubt the reporters had garbled his evidence.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph
Wouldn't he find out from the major if she had garbled the sense of his dispatch?
From A Sappho of Green Springs by Harte, Bret
Public repudiation of the letter was impossible, since he had really written it, although the translation had garbled the meaning of some important sentences.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
