verstümmeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- garble verb To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
- maim verb To injure someone so severely that part of their body is permanently damaged or disabled.
- mangle verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
- mutilate verb To severely damage or disfigure something, often by cutting off a part.
Senses
verstümmeln is used for these senses in English:
- garble To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
- maim To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- mangle (transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
- mutilate To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
garble — full definition
- verb To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
- verb To make false by mutilation or addition.
- verb To corrupt; to make unreadable, incomprehensible, or unintelligible.
- verb To sift or bolt; to separate the fine or valuable parts of (something) from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt.