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Definition of Engross
1. Verb. Devote (oneself) fully to. "He immersed himself into his studies"
Related verbs: Immerse, Plunge
Generic synonyms: Center, Centre, Concentrate, Focus, Pore, Rivet
Specialized synonyms: Drink, Drink In
Derivative terms: Absorption, Engrossment, Engrossment, Engrossment, Immersion
2. Verb. Consume all of one's attention or time. "They engross themselves"; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
Specialized synonyms: Involve, Consume, Rivet
Generic synonyms: Interest
Derivative terms: Absorption, Engrossment, Engrossment, Engrossment, Occupation, Occupation
Definition of Engross
1. v. t. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
Definition of Engross
1. Verb. (transitive now legal) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive business obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.). ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To completely engage the attention of. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To thicken; to condense. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Engross
1. to occupy completely [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Engross
1. 1. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity. "Waves . . . Engrossed with mud." (Spenser) "Not sleeping, to engross his idle body." (Shak) 2. To amass. "To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf." (Shak) 3. To copy or write in a large hand (en gross, i. E, in large); to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible characters; as, to engross a deed or like instrument on parchment. "Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials." (Hawthorne) "Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail." (De Quincey) 4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts. 5. To purchase either the whole or large quantities of, for the purpose of enhancing the price and making a profit; hence, to take or assume in undue quantity, proportion, or degree; as, to engross commodities in market; to engross power. Engrossed bill, a fair, round style of writing suitable for engrossing legal documents, legislative bills, etc. Synonym: To absorb, swallow up, imbibe, consume, exhaust, occupy, forestall, monopolize. See Absorb. Origin: F, fr. Pref. En- (L. In) + gros gross, grosse, n, an engrossed document: cf. OF. Engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See Gross. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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