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grangerize

[ greyn-juh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, grang·er·ized, grang·er·iz·ing.
  1. to augment the illustrative content of (a book) by inserting additional prints, drawings, engravings, etc., not included in the original volume.
  2. to mutilate (books) in order to get illustrative material for such a purpose.


grangerize

/ ˈɡreɪndʒəˌraɪz /

verb

  1. to illustrate (a book) by inserting prints, drawings, etc, taken from other works
  2. to raid (books) to acquire material for illustrating another book
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgrangerism, noun
  • ˌgrangeriˈzation, noun
  • ˈgrangerˌizer, noun
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Other Words From

  • granger·ism noun
  • granger·i·zation noun
  • granger·izer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grangerize1

1880–85; after James Granger (1723–1776), English clergyman whose Biographical History of England (1769) was arranged for such illustration; -ize
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grangerize1

C19: named after Joseph Granger, 18th-century English writer, whose Biographical History of England (1769) included blank pages for illustrations to be supplied by the reader
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Example Sentences

Yet a new word was added to the language—“to grangerize”—on account of him.

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