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Jul 31, 2014 This week's theme Words that have changed with time This week's words harbinger obsequious restive garble A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg garble PRONUNCIATION: (GAHR-buhl) MEANING: verb tr.: To distort a message, document, transmission, etc. noun: An instance of garbling. ETYMOLOGY: Originally the word meant to sift, for example to remove refuse from spices. With time its meaning became distorted to what it is now. From Old Italian garbellare (to sift), from Arabic gharbala (to select). Earliest documented use: 1483. USAGE: "Divers can 'talk' under water but as they are unable to move their lips freely due to their mouthpieces the words are garbled." Deep; The Helsinki Times (Finland); Jul 19, 2014. See more usage examples of garble in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. -J.K. Rowling, author (b. 1965)

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