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grangerize
(ˈɡreɪndʒəˌraɪz) orgrangerise
vb (tr)
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to illustrate (a book) by inserting prints, drawings, etc, taken from other works
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to raid (books) to acquire material for illustrating another book
[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]
ˈgrangerism n
ˌgrangeriˈzation, ˌgrangeriˈsation n
ˈgrangerˌizer, ˈgrangerˌiser n
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Past participle: grangerized
Gerund: grangerizing
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