Associations to the word «Engrossed»

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

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway