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Main Entry:: gar·ner
Pronunciation:: \ˈgär-nər\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: gar·nered; gar·ner·ing \ˈgärn-riŋ, ˈgär-nə-\
Etymology:: Middle English (Scots), from Middle English gerner, garner granary, from Anglo-French gerner, grenier, from Latin granarium, from granum grain — more at corn
Date:: 14th century

1 a: to gather into storage b: to deposit as if in a granary <volumes in which he has garnered the fruits of his lifetime labors — Reinhold Niebuhr>2 a: to acquire by effort : earn b: accumulate , collect

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