engross
Use Engross in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
2.
to write or copy in a clear, attractive, large script or in a formal manner, as a public document or record: to engross a deed.
3.
to acquire the whole of (a commodity), in order to control the market; monopolize.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English engros(s)en to gather in large quantities, draft (a will, etc.) in final form < Anglo-French engrosser, partly < Medieval Latin ingrossāre to thicken, write large and thick (Latin in- in-2 + gross(us) thick + -āre infinitive suffix); partly < Anglo-French, Middle French en gros in quantity, wholesale < Latin in + grossus; see gross
1275–1325; Middle English engros(s)en to gather in large quantities, draft (a will, etc.) in final form < Anglo-French engrosser, partly < Medieval Latin ingrossāre to thicken, write large and thick (Latin in- in-2 + gross(us) thick + -āre infinitive suffix); partly < Anglo-French, Middle French en gros in quantity, wholesale < Latin in + grossus; see gross
Related forms
sɪd en·gross·er, noun
re·en·gross, verb (used with object)
self-en·grossed, adjective
un·en·grossed, adjective
Synonyms
1. involve, immerse, engage.
1. involve, immerse, engage.
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engross (ɪnˈɡrəʊs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to occupy one's attention completely; absorb |
| 2. | to write or copy (manuscript) in large legible handwriting |
| 3. | law to write or type out formally (a deed, agreement, or other document) preparatory to execution |
| 4. | another word for corner |
| [C14 (in the sense: to buy up wholesale): from Old French en gros in quantity; C15 (in the sense: to write in large letters): probably from Medieval Latin ingrossāre; both from Latin grossus thick, | |
| en'grossed | |
| —adj | |
| engrossedly | |
| —adv | |
| en'grosser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
engross
c.1300, from O.Fr. en gros "in bulk, in a large quantity, at wholesale," as opposed to en detail. Figurative sense of "absorb the whole attention" is first attested 1709. A parallel engross, meaning "to write (something) in large letters," is from Anglo-Fr. engrosser, from O.Fr. en gros "in large (letters)."
Related: Engrossed; engrossing.
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Example sentences
But such sports should not engross all our time to the exclusion of useful employment.
It may engross a vast, unknown, and perhaps unknowable area.
Each house employed a clerk to keep minutes and to engross copies of the laws.
His duties called him elsewhere, and would engross all his energies until the rebellion is put down.
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