GLEAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GLEAN?

Need another word that means the same as “glean”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “glean” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Glean” are: harvest, reap, obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather, gather in, bring in, take in

Glean as a Verb

Definitions of "Glean" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “glean” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Gather (leftover grain) after a harvest.
• Collect gradually.
• Obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty.
• Gather, as of natural products.

Synonyms of "Glean" as a verb (14 Words)

bring in	Bring into a different state.
cull	Look for and gather. Anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history.
derive	Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example. The present name derives from an older form.
draw	Represent by making a drawing of as with a pencil chalk etc on a surface. The session was drawn to a close.
extract	Extract by the process of distillation. Early computers had an instruction to extract a square root.
garner	Assemble or get together. The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence.
gather	Collect or gather. She lay gathering her thoughts together.
gather in	Collect or gather.
get	Take vengeance on or get even. Let s get you home.
harvest	Gather a crop as a harvest. The research teams are leading the way in identifying new ways of harvesting the sun s energy.
obtain	Receive a specified treatment (abstract. Adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain.
reap	Get or derive. In terms of science the Apollo programme reaped a meagre harvest.
take	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. Everything you say he takes it the wrong way.
take in	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.

Usage Examples of "Glean" as a verb

• The conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential.
• The information is gleaned from press cuttings.
• Objects gleaned from local markets.

Associations of "Glean" (30 Words)

acquire	Gain knowledge or skills. He acquired a reputation for scrupulous honesty.
acquired	Gotten through environmental forces. Acquired characteristics such as a suntan or a broken nose cannot be passed on.
acquirement	Something acquired, typically a skill. The acquirement of self control.
acquisition	An ability that has been acquired by training. There were many acquisitions among travel agents.
aggregation	The formation of a number of things into a cluster. A single dose of aspirin irreversibly inhibits the normal aggregation of platelets.
attainable	Capable of being attained or accomplished. An attainable target.
collate	Compare critically; of texts. These accounts he collated with his own experience.
collect	Gather or collect. A small crowd collected at the back door.
cumulate	An igneous rock formed by gravitational settling of particles in a magma. All unpaid dividend payments cumulate and are paid when earnings are sufficient.
derive	Obtain something from (a specified source. The volume fraction of the soil can then be derived as a function of L.
earn	Earn on some commercial or business transaction earn as salary or wages. He earns his living as a lorry driver.
gain	(of a clock or watch) become fast by (a specific amount of time. To gratify the queen and gain the court.
garner	Assemble or get together. The crop was ready to be reaped and garnered.
gather	Collect or gather. She paused to gather her breath and leaned against the wall puffing.
get	Take vengeance on or get even. Get the form signed by a doctor.
harvest	Gather a crop as a harvest. After harvesting most of the crop is stored in large buildings.
incur	Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to. I will pay any expenses incurred.
obtain	Come into possession of. The price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world.
obtainable	Able to be obtained. Customers financial details are easily obtainable.
procure	Persuade or cause (someone) to do something. He procured his wife to sign the mandate for the joint account.
procurement	The action of obtaining or procuring something. Financial assistance for the procurement of legal advice.
purchase	Something acquired by purchase. She stowed her purchases in the car.
reap	Cut or gather (a crop or harvest. Many men were employed to reap the harvest.
reaper	Someone who helps to gather the harvest.
regain	Get or find back; recover the use of. He soon regained his composure.
retrieval	The action of obtaining or consulting material stored in a computer system. Storage and retrieval systems.
scythe	Cut with a scythe. The first job was to scythe paths through the nettles.
secure	Financially sound. His position as party leader was less than secure.
wangle	An act or an instance of obtaining something by persuasion or clever manipulation. A rather clever wangle on the part of some of the folk at the office.