GRANGERIZE


Meaning of GRANGERIZE in English

— grangerism , n. — grangerization , n. — grangerizer , n.

/grayn"jeuh ruyz'/ , v.t., grangerized, grangerizing .

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.

Also, esp. Brit., grangerise .

[ 1880-85; after James Granger (1723-1776), English clergyman whose Biographical History of England (1769) was arranged for such illustration; see -IZE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .