Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Glean
verb
/ GLEEN /
Medium
Meaning
To extract information bit by bit, often from many sources; originally, to gather leftover grain after harvest.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French 'glener', from Late Latin 'glennare'. Originally agricultural, the poor would glean fields after the main harvest, and later figurative for piecing together information.
Synonyms
Garner
Cull
Extract
Antonyms
Disregard
Discard
Example Sentence
"From the SC SIR verdict's 200-page text, civil-society researchers gleaned the procedural safeguards, reasoned notice, broad document list, appellate access, that the ECI must now observe."
🎯 UPSC Usage
GS2/3 Mains: Use for evidence-based policymaking, intelligence-gathering, citizen-engagement contexts. Conveys careful, patient analysis.
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