Main Entry: 2garner Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): gar·nered; gar·ner·ing /'gärn-ri[ng], 'gär-n&-/ Date: 14th century 1 a : to gather into storage b : to deposit as if in a granary <volumes in which he has garnered the fruits of his lifetime labours -- Reinhold Niebuhr> 2 a : to acquire by effort : EARN b: ACCUMULATE, COLLECT