grange-rise
dʒəˌraɪz 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.
Also, especially British, grang·er·ise.
Origin:
1880–85; after James Granger (1723–1776), English clergyman whose Biographical History of England (1769) was arranged for such illustration; see -ize
1880–85; after James Granger (1723–1776), English clergyman whose Biographical History of England (1769) was arranged for such illustration; see -ize
Related forms
grang·er·ism, noun
grang·er·i·za·tion, noun
grang·er·iz·er, noun
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| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [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] | |
| grangerise or grangerise | |
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| [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] | |
| 'grangerism or grangerise | |
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| grangeri'zation or grangerise | |
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| grangeri'sation or grangerise | |
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| 'grangerizer or grangerise | |
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