Definition of engross

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Engross (v. t.) 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..

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Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To amass.
Engage :: Engage (v. t.) To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
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..
Absorb :: Absorb (v. t.) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth..
Engrosser :: Engrosser (n.) One who copies a writing in large, fair characters..
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity..
Self-contained :: Self-contained (a.) Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.
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.
Disengagement :: Disengagement (n.) Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.
Ingross :: Ingross (v. t.) See Engross.
Engrossing :: Engrossing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engros.
Immersed :: Immersed (p. p. & a.) Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
Monopolize :: Monopolize (v. t.) To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land..
Engrossment :: Engrossment (n.) That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc..
Engrossed :: Engrossed (imp. & p. p.) of Engros.
Rapt :: Rapt (a.) Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation..
Immerse :: Immerse (v. t.) To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm.
Chirography :: Chirography (n.) The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography..
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) 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..
Chirographer :: Chirographer (n.) One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing.
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