Antonyms for garner
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gahr-ner |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr nər |
Definition of garner
Origin :- late 12c., gerner, from Old French gernier, metathesized variant of grenier "storehouse, loft for grain," from Latin granarium "a store-house" (see granary).
- verb collect, accumulate
- It was also said to the same persons, Gather the wheat into my garner.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- And, besides, 'tis good to garner in excess when the granaries of a country are empty.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- When he left Jessie's couch he found Mr. Garner awaiting him in the library.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- It was almost midnight when Doctor Schimpf arrived at the Garner mansion.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- It was Mrs. Garner who told about it while the family were gathered about the tea-table.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- Mrs. Garner saw the look on her face, and rightly interpreted it.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- It so happened that his very first call was to the home of Mrs. Garner.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- Could it be possible that this Garner family and the one she had known were one and the same?
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- Shall we garner up the years that are left for us together, dear?
- Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
- Garner learned to be a brickmason, and finally moved to Alabama.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various
Synonyms for garner
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