Definition:
- (v. t.) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
- (v. t.) To amass.
- (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.
- (v. t.) To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts.
- (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.
Compare engross with other words:
engross vs. mesmerize
engross vs. ingross
engross vs. focus
engross vs. obsess
elicit vs. engross
engross vs. enwrap
engross vs. immerse
engross vs. preoccupy
engross vs. rivet
engross vs. engulf
engross vs. engrossed
claim vs. engross
engross vs. engrossing
devour vs. engross
engross vs. gross
condense vs. engross
engross vs. thicken
engage vs. engross
concentrate vs. engross
engross vs. monopolize
buy vs. engross
engross vs. legible
aesthetic vs. engross
absorb vs. engross
engross vs. occupy