单词 | grangerize |
释义 | grangerize[ greyn-juh-rahyz ] / ˈgreɪn dʒəˌraɪz / 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. Also especially British, grang·er·ise . Origin of grangerize1880–85; after James Granger (1723–1776), English clergyman whose Biographical History of England (1769) was arranged for such illustration; see -ize OTHER WORDS FROM grangerizegrang·er·ism, noungrang·er·i·za·tion, noungrang·er·iz·er, nounWords nearby grangerizeGrandville, grand vizier, grange, Grangemouth, granger, grangerize, Granger Movement, Grani, Granicus, Granit, granita Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grangerize
British Dictionary definitions for grangerizegrangerize grangerise/ (ˈɡreɪndʒəˌraɪz) / verb (tr)to illustrate (a book) by inserting prints, drawings, etc, taken from other works to raid (books) to acquire material for illustrating another book Derived forms of grangerizegrangerism, noungrangerization or grangerisation, noungrangerizer or grangeriser, nounWord Origin for grangerizeC19: 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 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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