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Meaning of 'engross' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Engross [ v. t.]
- To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
- To amass.
- 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.
- To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts.
- 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.

Meaning of 'engross' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . engross [ v]
Meaning (1):
- devote (oneself) fully to
Example in sentence:
  • He immersed himself into his studies
Meaning (2):
- consume all of one's attention or time
Example in sentence:
  • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely

Nearby Words:

engage engaged engagedly engagedness engagement engager engaging engallant engaol engarboil

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