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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grang•er•ize (grān′jə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. - Printingto augment the illustrative content of (a book) by inserting additional prints, drawings, engravings, etc., not included in the original volume.
- Printingto mutilate (books) in order to get illustrative material for such a purpose.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] grang′er•ise′. - 1880–85; after James Granger (1723–1776), English clergyman whose Biographical History of England (1769) was arranged for such illustration; see -ize
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