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garner
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gar·ner  (gärnr)
tr.v. gar·nered, gar·ner·ing, gar·ners
1. To gather and store in or as if in a granary.
2. To amass; acquire. See Synonyms at reap.
n.
1. A granary.
2. An accumulation or collection of something.

[Middle English, from garner, gerner, granary, from Old French gernier, grenier, from Latin grnrium; see granary.]

garner
Verb
to collect or gather: the financial rewards garnered by his book [Latin granum grain]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.garnergarner - a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
crib - a bin or granary for storing grains
storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
Verb1.garner - acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
letter - win an athletic letter
2.garner - store grain
store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
3.garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
mobilize, marshal, mobilise, summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"
rake - gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
glean, harvest, reap - gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
club - gather into a club-like mass; "club hair"
hive - gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
salvage, scavenge - collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
muster, muster up, rally, summon, come up - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
round up - seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"
cull, pick, pluck - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
nut - gather nuts
snail - gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer"
bird-nest, birdnest - gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"
nest - gather nests
oyster - gather oysters, dig oysters
sponge - gather sponges, in the ocean
pearl - gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
clam - gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
shock - collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
heap up, stack up, pile up - arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
Translations
garner [ˈgɑːnəʳ] vthacer acopio de
garner [ˈgɑːnəʳ] vtengranger, amasser
garner [ˈgɑːnəʳ] vtsammeln
garner [ˈgɑːnəʳ] vtammucchiare, raccogliere


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