garble vs mutilate
mutilate vs garblegarble and mutilate both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| garble | No | No | Yes | No |
| mutilate | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
mutilate is a hyponym of
garble; that is, mutilate is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
garble:
- garble: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- mutilate: alter so as to make unrecognizable
| garble (verb) | mutilate (verb) |
|---|---|
| make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | destroy or injure severely |
| damage or injure severely | |
| alter so as to make unrecognizable |
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