Definitions for engross
ɛnˈgroʊsen·gross

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak upverb

   devote (oneself) fully to

   "He immersed himself into his studies"

2. absorb, engross, engage, occupyverb

   consume all of one's attention or time

   "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. engrossverb

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

2. engrossverb

   To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).

3. engrossverb

   To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.

4. engrossverb

   To completely engage the attention of.

   She seems to be completely engrossed in that book.

5. engrossverb

   To thicken; to condense.

6. Etymology: From engrossen, from engrosser; partly from the phrase, from en- + gros; and partly from ingrosso, from in- + grossus, of origin, from groz, from grautaz, from ghrewə-. More at in-, gross.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Engrossverb

   Etymology: grossir, French.

   1. To thicken; to make thick.

   But more happy he than wise,
   Of that sea’s nature did him not advise;
   The waves thereof so slow and sluggish were,
   Engross’d with mud, which did them foul agriese,
   That every weighty thing they did upbear. Fairy Queen.

   2. To encrease in bulk.

   Though pillars, by channeling, be seemingly engrossed to our sight, yet they are truly weakened in themselves. Henry Wotton.

   3. To fatten; to plump up.

   Not sleeping, to engross his idle body;
   But praying, to enrich his watchful soul. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   4. To seize in the gross; to seize the whole of any thing.

   If thou engrossest all the griefs as thine,
   Thou robb’st me of a moiety. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

   Those two great things that so engross the desires and designs of both the nobler and ignobler sort of mankind, are to be found in religion; namely, wisdom and pleasure. Robert South, Serm.

   A dog, a parrot, or an ape,
   Or some worse brute in human shape,
   Engross the fancies of the fair. Jonathan Swift.

   5. To purchase the whole of any commodity for the sake of selling at a high price.6. To copy in a large hand.

   Here is th’ indictment of the good lord Hastings,
   Which in a set hand fairly is engross’d. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   A clerk, foredoom’d his father’s soul to cross,
   Who pens a stanza when he should engross. Alexander Pope, Epistles.

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1. engross

   Engross means to fully occupy or absorb someone's attention or interest. It is the state of being completely focused or immersed in something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Engrossverb

   to make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity

2. Engrossverb

   to amass

3. Engrossverb

   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

4. Engrossverb

   to seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts

5. Engrossverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Engross

   en-grōs′, v.t. to occupy wholly, monopolise: to absorb: to copy a writing in a large hand or in distinct characters: to write in legal form: to make gross.—ns. Engross′er; Engross′ing, the conduct of those who buy merchandise in large quantities to obtain command of the market; Engross′ment, act of engrossing: that which has been engrossed: a fair copy.—Engrossing a deed, the writing it out in full and regular form on parchment or paper for signature. [From Fr. en gros, in large—L. in, in, grossus, large. See Gross.]

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1. grossen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of engross in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of engross in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of engross in a Sentence

1. Nicole Ludwig:

   It wasn't sightseeing that excited her, she loved to go meet the people, know the cultures, engross herself in the lives of people.

2. Edward Young:

   Illustrious examples engross, prejudice, and intimidate. They engross our attention, and so prevent a due inspection of ourselves; they prejudice our judgment in favor of their abilities, and so lessen the sense of our own; and they intimidate us with the

3. Ryan Pack:

   Engross what is just, repudiate what is unjust.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=engross
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Engross
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=engross
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engross
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=engross