n.
Pronunciation: ' gär-n ə r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: gar · nered ; gar · ner · ing \ ' gärn-ri ŋ , ' gär-n ə - \
Etymology: Middle English (Sc), 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 garner ed the fruits of his lifetime labors ― Reinhold Niebuhr>
2 a : to acquire by effort : EARN b : ACCUMULATE , COLLECT