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to anthologize

to anthologize

1 8.3
To collect and publish a set of writings or music in a book
  • verb
  • /ænˈθɑːlədʒaɪz/
: antologar
  • The editor decided to anthologize the best essays from the writing contest.
  • anthologized essay
  • the most anthologized

So he's been anthologized so many times and none of the anthologies have exactly the same stories.

Examples

  • His short stories have been published and anthologized internationally.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Her work has been anthologized in Atomic Ghost: Poets.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • It's probably the most anthologized and taught story she wrote.

  • Yes, that is the one that gets anthologized.

    Grandma (2015)

  • Other writers have been anthologized frequently.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The story I wrote in 1978 about life in the East Village is published and anthologized.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • As well as four solo collections of poems, her short stories and articles have been widely anthologized.

    Blog text (10)

  • The title story of this collection is one of the most anthologized, not to mention downright scary, ghost stories in the genre.

    Blog text (32)

  • No text in American history has been anthologized more often by literary critics or subjected to more rigorous rhetorical analysis.

    Academic text (2005)

  • His short fiction has appeared in TriQuarterly, Ontario Review, The Southern Review, and other journals, and has been anthologized in Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

to compile
vsto anthologize
138 4.1

To collect and arrange information and materials into a list or book

focuses on selecting and publishing a chosen set as one published collection
to curate
vsto anthologize
27 4.7

To choose and arrange things like songs or articles to show people

focuses on collecting and publishing selected works as one published collection

Surface Forms

anthologize infinitive
anthologise infinitive
anthologized past
anthologised past
anthologized past participle
anthologised past participle
anthologizing present participle
anthologising present participle
anthologizes third person singular
anthologises third person singular

Morphology

anthologize = anthology (transparent) = anthology + ize

The verb is formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to the noun 'anthology', yielding the clear meaning 'to make into/collect into an anthology'.

Etymology

The word anthologize comes from the Greek root anthos meaning 'flower' and from anthology, which means 'collection'. So, to anthologize is to pick and gather the best writings into one 'collection', like choosing a 'bunch of flowers'.