garner vs preserve

garner

verb
  • To gather or become gathered; to accumulate or become accumulated; to become stored. 

  • To gather, amass, hoard, as if harvesting grain. 

  • To reap grain, gather it up, and store it in a granary. 

  • To earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire by some effort or due to some fact 

noun
  • An accumulation, supply, store, or hoard of something. 

  • A granary; a store of grain. 

preserve

verb
  • To maintain throughout; to keep intact. 

  • To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage. 

  • To protect; to keep from harm or injury. 

noun
  • An activity with restricted access. 

  • A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits. 

  • A reservation, a nature preserve. 

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