engross

Meaning

1. To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
2. (obsolete) 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. To completely engage the attention of.
5. (obsolete) To thicken; to condense.
6. (obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
7. (obsolete) To amass.

Synonyms

absorb

immerse

engage

occupy

preoccupy

monopolize

plunge

soak up

corner

fascinate

steep

engulf

exciting

fascinating

gripping

imbibe

absorbing

involve

monopolise

mop

occlude

be busy

pore

occupy entirely

rivet

sip

spellbinding

swallow

amass

apply

collect

attract

concentrate

concern

consume

corner the market

write up

enwrap

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: engrossen

In summary

From Middle English engrossen, from Anglo-Norman engrosser (“to gather in large quantities, draft something in final form”); partly from the phrase en gros (“in bulk, in quantity, at wholesale”), from en- + gros; and partly from Medieval Latin ingrossō (“thicken, write something large and in bold lettering”, v.), from in- + grossus (“great, big, thick”), from Old High German grōz (“big, thick, coarse”), from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“large, great, thick, coarse grained, unrefined”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə- (“to fell, put down, fall in”). More at in-, gross.