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verb (used with object)
1.
to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
2.
to get; acquire; earn: He gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.
3.
to gather, collect, or hoard.
noun
4.
a granary or grain bin.
5.
a store or supply of anything.
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Garner
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- If we manufacture and garner more stuff, we'll need ever more people to help us .
- And yet track stars don't garner the sort of attention they once did.
- My garner shows so fair.
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| garner (ˈɡɑːnə) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to gather or store in or as if in a granary |
| —n | |
| 2. | an archaic word for granary |
| 3. | archaic a place for storage or safekeeping |
| [C12: from Old French gernier granary, from Latin grānārium, from grānum grain] | |
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Word Origin & History
garner
late 12c., from O.Fr. gernier, metathesized variant of grenier "storehouse, garret," from L. granarium (see granary). Related: Garnered; garnering.
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Garner definition
(1.) Heb. 'otsar, a treasure; a store of goods laid up, and hence also the place where they are deposited (Joel 1:17; 2 Chr. 32:27, rendered "treasury"). (2.) Heb. mezev, a cell, storeroom (Ps. 144:13); Gr. apotheke, a place for storing anything, a granary (Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17).
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