English → Latin
“garble” in Latin
sententiaa way of thinking, view, opinion, judgement or sentence; a purpose, intention, will (one's thinking in respect to the fuverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
garble
*verba scriptoris non omnia proferendo, sententiam or voluntatem ejus corrumpere ac depravare; or *verba scriptoris mala fraude ita seligere, ut voluntas ejus celetur: *ex iis, quae dixit (or scripsit) aliquis, alia omittendo, alia transponendo efficere, ut, verbis prolatis, res celetur: *verbis, quae scripta sunt, ipsis ita uti, ut ordo eorum visque non servetur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for garble?
- The usual Latin words for “garble” are sententia, verbum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.