Garner
To gather, collect, or store something; to earn or secure something (such as support, praise, or votes).
verbGarner
To gather, collect, or store something; to earn or secure something (such as support, praise, or votes).
verbImagine This
Imagine a careful gardener gathering ripe fruit and neatly preserving it in jars for winter, a constant process of storing up abundance.
Sounds Like
gardener
Looks Like
gardenER (looks like 'garden' + 'er')
Remember This
Garner is typically used with abstract nouns like support, attention, praise, votes, or data, not usually with physical items you already have.
Other Forms
Connect With
collect, gather, amass, accumulate, accrue
Note
Garner means to acquire or accumulate, especially through effort; it is not synonymous with 'garnish' (to decorate food). It often appears in phrases like 'garner support' or 'garner attention'.
Study Deeper
- The charity campaign managed to garner significant support from the community.
- The report garnered widespread attention in the media.
From Middle English garnen, from Old French garnir 'to furnish, supply'.
GARNER: Gather And Nurture Every Resource.
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Amass
verbTo gather or accumulate a large amount or number over time.
Abandon
verbTo give up completely, to desert or leave behind, or to relinquish a claim, plan, or responsibility.
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verbTo decrease in amount or intensity; to reduce or end something.
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verbTo formally end or repeal a system, practice, or institution; to officially put an end to something established.
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