Engross

Verb

 * 1)  To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
 * 2)  To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
 * 3)  To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
 * 4) * 2007, John Burrow, A History of Histories, Penguin 2009, pp. 125-6:
 * Octavian then engrosses for himself proconsular powers for ten years in all the provinces where more than one legion was stationed, giving him effective control of the army.
 * 1)  To completely engage the attention of.
 * She seems to be completely engrossed in that book.
 * 1)  To make gross or fat.

Synonyms

 * corner the market

Related terms

 * gross

Coordinate terms

 * longhand

Adverbs for Engross
constantly; deeply; chley; earnestly; wholly; entirely; sympathetically; entirely; passionately; successfully.

Thesaurus
absorb, absorb the attention, adsorb, apply, arrest, assimilate, attract, become overweight, blot, blot up, busy, buy, buy back, buy in, buy into, buy off, buy on credit, buy up, captivate, catch, charm, chemisorb, chemosorb, come uppermost, complete a purchase, consume, copy, copy out, corner, digest, draft, draw up, drink, drink in, drink up, edit, enchant, enface, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enscroll, enthrall, exercise, fascinate, fat, fatten, fill, fill the mind, filter in, forestall, gain weight, gather flesh, grab, grip, hog, hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hypnotize, imbibe, immerse, indite, infiltrate, inscribe, involve, involve the interest, make a buy, make a recension, make out, mesmerize, monopolize, monopolize the thoughts, obsess, obsess the mind, occupy, occupy the attention, occupy the mind, osmose, pen, pencil, percolate in, pinguefy, plump, preoccupy, procure, purchase, push the pen, put in writing, put on weight, rebuy, recense, record, regrate, repurchase, revise, rewrite, scribe, scrive, scroll, seep in, seize the mind, sew up, slurp up, soak, soak in, soak up, sorb, spellbind, spill ink, spoil paper, sponge, superscribe, swill up, take in, take it all, take up, tie up, trace, transcribe, type, write, write down, write out

Etymology
From engrossen:, from  engrosser:; partly from the phrase undefined:, from en-: + gros:; and partly from  ingrosso:, from in-: + grossus:, of  origin, from  groz:, from, from. More at,.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Russian: писать крупный чёткий буква, писать набело


 * Finnish: kahmia
 * French: accaparer, rafler, s'emparer de


 * Italian: incettare
 * Spanish: acaparar, arramblar, apandar, alzarse con


 * French: accaparer, monopoliser, truster
 * Italian: accaparrare
 * Russian: монополизировать, собирать, копить, накоплять


 * Spanish: acaparar, monopolizar


 * Finnish: viedä kaikki huomio,
 * French:, , fasciner, polariser, envoûter, ravir, charmer, capter, obnubiler, obséder
 * Italian: captare


 * Mandarin: 全神贯注
 * Russian: углубляться, уходить с головой
 * Spanish: cautivar, captar, hechizar, arrobar, encantar, fascinar, polarizar


 * Finnish: lihottaa
 * French: engraisser
 * Italian: ingrassare


 * Russian: откармливать
 * Spanish: engordar, echar carnes