Dictionary entries for 'engross'

Synonyms

absorb
consume
immerse
monopolize
preoccupy
indite
inscribe
scribe
write

en·gross (ĕn-grōś)

[Middle English engrossen, to collect in large quantity, monopolize, from Old French engrossier, from en gros, in large quantity, en, in (from Latin in; see in–²), + gros, large; see gross, Sense 3, from Middle English engrossen, to make a finished copy of a legal document, from Anglo-Norman engrosser, from Medieval Latin ingrossāre, Latin in-, in; see en–¹, + grossa, a copy in a large hand (from Late Latin grossus, thick).]

transitive verb: -grossed, -gross·ing, -gross·es.

To occupy exclusively; absorb: A great novel engrosses the reader. See synonyms at monopolize
To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
1. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.
2. To write or print the final draft of (an official document).

derivatives

en·grosśer: noun
en·grosśment: noun

transitive verb: -grossed, -gross·ing, -gross·es.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition