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garner

gar·ner [ grnər ] (past and past participle gar·nered, present participle gar·ner·ing, 3rd person present singular gar·ners)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. win or gain something: to earn or acquire something by effort

2. gather information: to collect or accumulate something such as information or facts

3. gather in something: to gather something into storage or into a granary

[12th century. Via Anglo-Norman gerner "storehouse" < Latin granarium (see granary)]
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