garner Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
    granary.
  2. verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
    earn.
  3. verb store grain
  4. verb assemble or get together
    collect; pull together; gather.
    • gather some stones
    • pull your thoughts together

WordNet

Gar"ner noun
Etymology
OE. garner, gerner, greiner, OF. gernier, grenier, F. grenier, fr. L. granarium, fr. granum. See 1st Grain, and cf. Granary.
Definitions
  1. A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.
Gar"ner transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Garnered ; present participle & verbal noun Garnering
Definitions
  1. To gather for preservation; to store, as in a granary; to treasure. Shak.

Webster 1913