Antonyms for gather
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gath-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæð ər |
- abridge
- allot
- cancel
- compress
- contract
- deal
- decline
- decrease
- diminish
- disallow
- disbelieve
- disperse
- dissemble
- dissipate
- distribute
- divide
- fail
- grow
- insert
- know
- leave
- lessen
- lose
- lower
- miss
- misunderstand
- neglect
- plant
- reduce
- refuse
- reject
- repulse
- scatter
- separate
- shrink
- spend
- spread
- squander
- stop
- throw away
- waste
Definition of gather
Origin :- Old English gadrian, gædrian "unite, agree, assemble; gather, collect, store up," used of flowers, thoughts, persons; from Proto-Germanic *gadurojan "bring together, unite" (cf. Old English gæd "fellowship, companionship," gædeling "companion;" Middle Low German gadderen; Old Frisian gaderia; Dutch gaderen "to gather," gade "spouse;" German Gatte "husband;" Gothic gadiliggs), from PIE *ghedh- "to unite, join" (see good (adj.). Change of spelling from -d- to -th- is 1500s, reflecting earlier change in pronunciation. Related: Gathered; gathering.
- verb come or bring together
- verb be led to believe; infer
- verb harvest, pick out
- verb gain, increase
- He said "It is Light" and he used the rays of the early sun to gather food for his family.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- But as I gather it, after you shot Bill Dozier you simply sat on your horse and waited.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- We gather this simply from the opinions we had previously formed of the authors.
- Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza
- Close on our right a twig snapped and I began to gather myself for the spring.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- She is being prepared, as nearly as I can gather, to receive a proposal of marriage.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- Do you gather the things I need--clothes, money, trinkets, and what not--to be taken with me.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- "Without doubt, he could gather no confidence by witnessing our indifference," he said.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- From this we gather that his mind was fertile in expedients.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- Gather them while the shells are very soft, and rub them all with a flannel.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Gather the grapes when they are full grown, but before they begin to purple.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
Synonyms for gather
- accumulate
- aggregate
- amass
- assemble
- associate
- assume
- build
- bunch up
- capture
- choose
- close with
- cluster
- collect
- concentrate
- conclude
- congregate
- convene
- converge
- corral
- crop
- crowd
- cull
- deduce
- deepen
- draw
- draw in
- enlarge
- expand
- expect
- extract
- find
- flock
- forgather
- gang up
- garner
- get together
- glean
- group
- grow
- hang around
- hang out
- heap
- hear
- heighten
- herd
- hoard
- huddle
- imagine
- ingather
- intensify
- judge
- learn
- make
- make the scene
- marshal
- mass
- meet
- muster
- pick
- pick up
- pile
- pile up
- pluck
- poke
- pour in
- presume
- punch
- rally
- reap
- reckon
- reunite
- rise
- round up
- scare up
- scrape together
- select
- show up
- stack
- stack up
- stockpile
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- swarm
- swell
- take
- take in
- thicken
- think
- throng
- understand
- unite
- wax
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