| 单词 | grangerize |
| 释义 | grangerize in British English or grangerise (ˈɡreɪndʒəˌraɪz) verb (transitive) 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 grangerism (ˈgrangerism) noun grangerization (ˌgrangeriˈzation) or grangerisation (ˌgrangeriˈsation) noun grangerizer (ˈgrangerˌizer) or grangeriser (ˈgrangerˌiser) noun Word origin 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 readergrangerize in American English (ˈgreɪndʒərˌaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgrangerˌized or ˈgrangerˌizing Rare 1. to illustrate (a book already printed) with engravings, prints, etc. obtained elsewhere, often by clipping them from other books 2. to damage (a book) by clipping such engravings, etc. Derived forms grangerism (ˈgrangerˌism) noun Word origin after J. Granger, author of a Biographical History of England (1769), which included blank pages for such illustrations |
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