Associations to the word «Engross»

Wiktionary

ENGROSS, verb. ​(transitive) (now legal) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
ENGROSS, verb. (transitive) (business) (obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
ENGROSS, verb. (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
ENGROSS, verb. (transitive) To completely engage the attention of.
ENGROSS, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To thicken; to condense.
ENGROSS, verb. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
ENGROSS, verb. (obsolete) To amass.

Dictionary definition

ENGROSS, verb. Devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies".
ENGROSS, verb. Consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King