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garnered

[gahr-ner] Example Sentences Origin

gar·ner

[gahr-ner]
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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Garnered is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1125–75; Middle English garner, gerner < Old French gernier, grenier < Latin grānārium granary; see -er2

un·gar·nered, adjective
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  • Would that the uncertainties of copyright law in my industry garnered so much attention.
  • However, some ten hours since your original post--which has garnered no useful replies--I.
  • Others claim that lions' dung garnered from zoos and circuses repels foxes and domestic cats as well as rabbits.
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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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