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engross (verb)

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  • engross — ► VERB 1) (often be engrossed in) absorb all the attention of. 2) Law produce (a legal document) in its final or definitive form. ORIGIN sense 1 is from Latin in grosso wholesale ; sense 2 is from Latin ingrossare write in large letters …   English terms dictionary

  • engross — en·gross /in grōs/ vt [Anglo French engrosser to put (a legal document) in final form, from Medieval Latin ingrossare, from in grossam (put) into final form, literally, (written) in large (letter)]: to prepare the usu. final handwritten or… …   Law dictionary

  • engross — verb (T) 1 if something engrosses you, you are extremely interested in it: Their revolutionary talk engrossed him, and he listened intently. 2 engross yourself in/with to become very interested in something and spend a lot of time doing it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • engross — verb Poppa s stories will engross them Syn: absorb, engage, rivet, grip, hold, interest, involve, occupy, preoccupy; fascinate, captivate, enthrall, intrigue …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • engross — verb /ɛnˈɡrəʊs,ɛŋˈɡrəʊs,ɛnˈɡroʊs,ɛŋˈɡroʊs/ a) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of. Octavian then engrosses for himself proconsular powers for ten years in all the provinces where more than …   Wiktionary

  • engross — UK [ɪnˈɡrəʊs] / US [ɪnˈɡroʊs] verb [transitive] Word forms engross : present tense I/you/we/they engross he/she/it engrosses present participle engrossing past tense engrossed past participle engrossed if something engrosses you, you think about… …   English dictionary

  • engross — /ɛnˈgroʊs / (say en grohs), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to occupy wholly, as the mind or attention; absorb. 2. to write or copy in a fair, large hand or in a formal manner, as a public document or record. 3. to acquire the whole of (a commodity) …  

  • engross — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French engrosser to put (a legal document) in final form, from Medieval Latin ingrossare, from in grossam (put) into final form, literally, (written) in large (letter) Date: 15th century 1. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • engross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. monopolize, control; absorb; occupy, engage; copy, write, transcribe. See attention, thought, writing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. preoccupy, engage, immerse; see fascinate , monopolize , occupy 3 .… …   English dictionary for students

  • engross — en|gross [ ın grous ] verb transitive if something engrosses you, you think about nothing else …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • engross — [ɪn grəʊs, ɛn ] verb 1》 (often be engrossed in) absorb all the attention of.     ↘archaic monopolize. 2》 Law produce (a legal document) in its final form. Derivatives engrossing adjective engrossingly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

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