garner

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
  2. verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  3. verb store grain

Etymology

From Middle English gerner, from Old French gernier, guernier, variant of grenier, from Latin grānārium (“granary”). Doublet of granary.

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Synonyms

granary

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