Engross

Quick meaning: Engross is a verb meaning (transitive, now law) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.

Meaning

(transitive, now law) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
2. (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
3. (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To thicken; to condense.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
6. (obsolete) To amass.

Example Sentences

laws that may be engrossed upon a finger nail

She seems to be completely engrossed in that book.

Having made a few vain attempts at engrossing my attention in my book, I was obliged to let myself be carried away by the impetuous torrent of the squire's eloquence.

Octavian then engrosses for himself proconsular powers for ten years in all the provinces where more than one legion was stationed, giving him effective control of the army

Word Forms

• engrosses
• engrossing
• engrossed

Synonyms for engross

Depending on context, synonyms include enwrap, wrap, inspissate, condense, incrassate, reduce.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include occupy, engage, engulf, bury, steep, absorb.

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