grangerize

[ greyn-juh-rahyz ]

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verb (used with object)

, grang·er·ized, grang·er·iz·ing.

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

grangerize

/ ˈɡreɪndʒəˌraɪz /

verb

to illustrate (a book) by inserting prints, drawings, etc, taken from other works
to raid (books) to acquire material for illustrating another book

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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.

From Project Gutenberg

granger Granger Movement

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