anthologize

American  

[an-thol-uh-jahyz] / ænˈθɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

especially British, anthologise

verb (used without object)

anthologized, anthologizing

1. to compile an anthology.

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verb (used with object)

anthologized, anthologizing

1. to make an anthology of; include in an anthology.

anthologize British  

/ ænˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

1. to compile or put into an anthology

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Other Word Forms

• anthologizer noun
• unanthologized adjective

Etymology

Origin of anthologize

First recorded in 1890–95; antholog(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

Her essay on shared grief, “Water or Sky?” was anthologized in the Best American Travel Writing 2021, and she is at work on a book for Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons series.

From New York Times

There are far too many to deal with here, but a few of Campbell’s more anthologized tales come readily to mind.

From Seattle Times

To properly anthologize the genre in full is to reckon with its contradictions, its competing narratives and its inconsistencies.

From New York Times

They existed, but went against prevailing aesthetics and attitudes; they tended not to be awarded and anthologized.

From New York Times

Sexist and dated as Shaw’s much anthologized 1939 story may be, it did lay out truths about urban existence and the unalloyed joy of looking.

From New York Times

Related Words

• amass
• arrange
• assemble
• collect
• compose
• cull
• edit
• gather
• glean
• organize