anthologise
Definition
- Verb:
- To compile an anthology: To select and gather various pieces of writing, music, or other works into a published collection.
Usage
- The verb "anthologise" describes the action of an editor or compiler creating an anthology. It is a transitive verb, typically followed by the object being collected (e.g., poems, stories).
- It is primarily used in British English. The more common spelling in American English is "anthologize."
Examples
- Verb:
- The professor decided to anthologise the most significant postwar poetry.
- Her life's work was to anthologise folk tales from across the region.
- Several of his short stories have been anthologised in prestigious collections.
Advanced Usage
- Passive Voice: Often used in the passive voice to indicate that a work has been included in an anthology.
- Her early essays were widely anthologised in literary textbooks.
Variants and Related Words
- Anthologize (verb): The American English spelling of "anthologise."
- Anthology (noun): A published collection of poems, stories, songs, or other works by various authors.
- He bought an anthology of 20th-century American short stories.
- Anthologist (noun): A person who compiles an anthology.
Synonyms
- Compile: To collect and arrange (materials) into a list, book, or report.
- Collect: To bring together works or items.
- Assemble: To fit together the parts of; to gather together in a single group.
Antonyms
- Disperse: To distribute or spread over a wide area.
- Scatter: To throw loosely about; to separate and go in different directions.
Verb
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