glean[verb]Synonyms: cull, extract, garner, gather, pick up
Contrasted words: amass, heap, pile
Related Words: sift,
winnow,
ascertain,
conclude,
deduce,
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glean /ɡliːn/
verb[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: glener, from Late Latin glennare]
1. [transitive] to find out information slowly and with difficulty
glean something from somebody/something
Additional information was gleaned from other sources.2. [intransitive and transitive] to collect grain that has been left behind after the crops have been cut
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