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grangerising

grangerising is the present participle and gerund of grangerise.

Noun (1)

grangerising

  1. Synonym of grangerisation.
    • The practice of ‘grangerising,’ or stuffing out an author with prints and pages from other works, was even praised by Dibdin as ‘useful and entertaining,’ though in our own time it is rightly condemned as a malpractice.1893, Charles Isaac Elton, Mary Augusta Elton, The Great Book-Collectors, page 122
    • As to the practice of inserting illustrations in books that are published without them, ‘Grangerising,’ as it is called, it is perhaps best left alone.[1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 122
    Synonyms:
    grangerisation

Noun (2) capitalized: Grangerising

Grangerising

  1. Alternative letter-case form of grangerising.

Synonyms of grangerising

Forms of grangerising

alternative formGrangerising

Questions about grangerising

What does grangerising mean?
Grangerising means synonym of grangerisation.
What is grangerising the present participle and gerund of?
Grangerising is the present participle and gerund of grangerise.
What part of speech is grangerising?
Grangerising is a noun.

Words near grangerising in the dictionary

  1. grangerisation
  2. grangerisations
  3. grangerise
  4. grangerised
  5. grangerises
  6. grangerising
  7. Grangerism
  8. Grangerite
  9. Grangerites
  10. grangerization
  11. grangerizations

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