Definition of engross

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Engross (v. t.) To amass.

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Disengage :: Disengage (v. t.) To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study..
Self-contained :: Self-contained (a.) Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.
Absorbing :: Absorbing (a.) Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit..
Engrossment :: Engrossment (n.) That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc..
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..
Engrossment :: Engrossment (n.) The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed..
World :: World (n.) The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind..
Immersed :: Immersed (p. p. & a.) Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
Immerse :: Immerse (v. t.) To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm.
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To amass.
Engrosser :: Engrosser (n.) One who copies a writing in large, fair characters..
Engrossing :: Engrossing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engros.
Chirographist :: Chirographist (n.) A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.
Preoccupy :: Preoccupy (v. t.) To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice..
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..
Chirography :: Chirography (n.) The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography..
Rapt :: Rapt (a.) Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation..
Ingross :: Ingross (v. t.) See Engross.
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