glean
verb
[ ɡliːn ]
• obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty.
• "the information is gleaned from press cuttings"
Similar:
obtain,
get,
take,
draw,
derive,
extract,
cull,
garner,
gather,
reap,
select,
choose,
pick,
learn,
find out,
• gather (leftover grain) after a harvest.
• "the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin.
