(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thorny issues of racism on the catwalk, of the impact of fashion on our relationship with food, of the decreasing relevance of the traditional catwalk show in the digital age, and of the bloated size of the fashion industry are the topics engrossing the front row.
(2) By abusing his power, he was engrossed in irregularities and corruption, had improper relations with several women and was wined and dined at back parlours of deluxe restaurants.
(3) Jérôme Boucer, who was engrossed in the gig nearer the stage, assumed the “pop, pop, pop” sound was part of the show – a firecracker perhaps.
(4) In 90 engrossing minutes came comedy, controversy, drama, breathtaking moments and an eye-catching turn from the star protagonist himself.
(5) His efforts have included telling the country’s top internet official on a visit to Facebook’s California headquarters in 2014 that he was engrossed in the collected speeches of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.
(6) "This conduct is gross disservice to Chinua Achebe and disrespectful of the life-engrossing occupation known as literature.
(7) Anyone interested in Eritrea should read Michela Wrong’s engrossing book, I Didn’t Do it For You , which chronicles the country’s turbulent history from its days as an Italian colony, its time as a UN trust territory, and its 30-year struggle for independence from Ethiopia.
(8) For much of the watching world, the contest between these competing views has been far more engrossing than anything on the pitch.
(9) Under Hyman, Serco became steadily engrossed by its own financial performance.
(10) "Strong characters coupled with delicately woven personal and political storylines have kept our audiences hooked on a Saturday night, and the final season will be equally as engrossing," promised Richard Klein, controller of BBC Four.
(11) And while the scene the duchess saw in production was "not really a dramatic scene," the actor admitted, Camilla, who described herself as an addict of the series, seemed engrossed.
(12) It is easy to see why players bounce off Klopp and indeed it was tempting to wonder if Chelsea’s despondent players were casting the occasional envious glance at the German, whose energetic and engrossing touchline demeanour offered a welcome shade of light next to José Mourinho ’s dark scowl.
(13) Protection for women riders Whilst the UCI have spent the past 10 years trying to defend the indefensible Armstrong position, with time wasting actions such as suing Paul Kimmage for libel after Kimmage dared to bring their "good name" into disrepute; whilst they have been so engrossed trying to find receipts for the equipment they bought after Lance made donations to them and suing Floyd Landis after he blew the whistle and holding press conferences calling Landis a liar.
(14) Extra-time had more grit than grace, as it became clear that a single chance would probably be enough to win an engrossing but never wide open game.
(15) Some of these engineering objects engross the mollusks's population.
(16) Down-time outside work is an engrossing movie, and a jog or game of squash, plus quality time with my family.
(17) He had found an absorbing occupation, engrossed in ideas and causes, peopled by intellectuals and writers from other backgrounds.
(18) Rosewater is an engrossing and pacy film that tells the true story of Iranian-born journalist Maziar Bahari , who was arrested and tortured in Iran in 2009, after sending footage of street riots to the BBC.
(19) Richard Herring is also back for what must be approaching his thousandth fringe, with a revival of his engrossing todger-based spectacular Talking Cock.
(20) Frantic, ridiculous and utterly engrossing, it's available via eShop, PSN and Xbox Live.
Thicken
Definition:
(v. t.) To make thick (in any sense of the word).
(v. t.) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
(v. t.) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
(v. t.) To strengthen; to confirm.
(v. t.) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
(v. i.) To become thick.
Example Sentences:
(1) These immunocytochemical studies clearly demonstrated that cells encountered within the fibrous intimal thickening in the vein graft were inevitably smooth muscle cell in origin.
(2) Furthermore echography revealed a collateral subperiosteal edema and a moderate thickening of extraocular muscles and bone periostitis, a massive swelling of muscles and bone defects in subperiosteal abscesses as well as encapsulated abscesses of the orbit and a concomitant retrobulbar neuritis in orbital cellulitis.
(3) Aside from these characteristic findings of HCC, it was important to reveal the following features for the diagnosis of well differentiated type of small HCC: variable thickening or distortion of trabecular structure in association with nuclear crowding, acinar formation, selective cytoplasmic accumulation of Mallory bodies, nuclear abnormalities consisting of thickening of nucleolus, hepatic cords in close contact with bile ducts or blood vessels, and hepatocytes growing in a fibrous environment.
(4) The wall of the yolk sac thickens as a result of this infolding and the densely packed capillaries.
(5) Strong correlations were found also between postsystolic shortening and thickening measured immediately before reperfusion and systolic shortening and thickening measured after recovery at 2-3 weeks (r = 0.73, n = 28; p less than 0.001 for shortening; r = 0.79, n = 12; p less than 0.01 for thickening).
(6) During development of the tubular cysts the cystic BM appeared thickened and multilayered, with numerous matrix vesicles.
(7) Fibrinogen was scattered in the intercellular spaces, and located in the inner layer or edges of the thickened intima of the bifurcation with increasing plaque formation.
(8) In castrates, the prostatic stroma became thickened, with a large increase in fibrous material between and surrounding each acinus, although smooth muscle cells retained their normal cytology.
(9) Confirmatory tests of sinus disease are transillumination (useful in adolescents if interpretation is confined to the extremes--normal or absent); radiographic findings of opacification, mucous membrane thickening, or an air-fluid level; and sinus aspiration (indicated for severe pain, clinical failures, or complicated disease).
(10) (1986) described the connective tissue thickening and named it the mandibulo-stylohyoid ligament because of its arrangement and attachments.
(11) 6 patients had thickened pericardium, and 3 had constrictive features.
(12) In abnormal arteries such as small vessels present in inflammatory tissue, the IEL was frequently discontinuous and associated with intimal thickening.
(13) The calculations revealed that local hypoxia and lipoprotein accumulation may occur at the ridges, leading to subsequent intimal thickening and ridge growth.
(14) Light microscopy of the kidneys revealed mesangial expansion, glomerular capillary wall thickening, and lumenal thrombosis.
(15) This case suggests that myocardial inflammation and edema may cause thickening of the ventricular wall during the course of acute myocarditis.
(16) Light microscopic examination of irregularly thickened white and black portions of abnormal scales demonstrated two distinctive populations of pigment-containing cells.
(17) Adenosine triphosphatase activity in some synaptic vesicles and mitochondria, on pre- and postsynaptic membranes, as well as in the postsynaptic thickening was established.
(18) At the former site the membrane overlying the bud showed an electron opaque thickening which imparted to the mature particle an asymmetrical appearance.
(19) Interalveolar septa were hypercellular and multifocally thickened.
(20) Thickening of the gallbladder wall, a subserosal "halo" of edema, pericholecystic abscess, and marked gallbladder distention were consistent findings in AAC.