Definition of engross

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Engross (v. t.) To amass.

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Immersed :: Immersed (p. p. & a.) Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
Engrossed :: Engrossed (imp. & p. p.) of Engros.
Chirographist :: Chirographist (n.) A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.
Immerse :: Immerse (v. t.) To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm.
Engagement :: Engagement (n.) That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office..
Disengagement :: Disengagement (n.) Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.
Engrossment :: Engrossment (n.) The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed..
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) 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..
Engrossment :: Engrossment (n.) That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc..
Absorption :: Absorption (n.) Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment..
Chirography :: Chirography (n.) The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography..
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts..
Absorbing :: Absorbing (a.) Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit..
Rapt :: Rapt (a.) Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation..
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity..
Free :: Free (superl.) Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school..
Preoccupy :: Preoccupy (v. t.) To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice..
Engrosser :: Engrosser (n.) One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller.
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To amass.
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.
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