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

Derived Forms

• ˈgrangerism, noun
• ˌgrangeriˈzation, noun
• ˈgrangerˌizer, noun

Other Words From

• granger·ism noun
• granger·i·zation noun
• granger·izer noun

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

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg