Garner

verb (transitive); also noun (archaic)

/ˈɡɑː.nə(r)/

(verb) To gather, accumulate or acquire something, especially support, approval, information or resources, usually through deliberate effort. (e.g., "The reform garnered widespread public support.")

✍️ Usage in a UPSC answer

A welfare scheme can be impeccably designed on paper, yet unless it garners the trust and active participation of the communities it seeks to serve, its outcomes will remain confined to allocation figures rather than felt change on the ground.

Synonyms

accumulateamassgathercollectacquireglean

Antonyms

dispersesquanderscatterdissipate

🌱 Word Family

garner (n, archaic), garnered (adj), garnering (v pres.p), granary (n)

🔡 Root

Old French gernier/grenier = storehouse; Latin granarium = granary; granum = grain

📜 Etymology

From Old French gernier / grenier "storehouse, granary," from Latin granarium "granary," from granum "grain." The noun (a granary) entered English in the 12th century; the verb sense "to gather, collect" developed later from the idea of gathering grain into a store.

🧠 Memory Hook

A "garner" is a granary — picture a farmer steadily gathering and storing grain; today you "garner" support and praise the same patient way, grain by grain.

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