Definition of engross

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en·gross    (n-grs) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
en·grossed, en·gross·ing, en·gross·es

1. To occupy exclusively; absorb: A great novel engrosses the reader. See Synonyms at monopolize.
2. To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
3. 1. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.
   2. To write or print the final draft of (an official document).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English engrossen, to collect in large quantity, monopolize, from Old French engrossier, from en gros, in large quantity : en, in (from Latin in; see in-²) + gros, large ; see gross. Sense 3, from Middle English engrossen, to make a finished copy of a legal document from Anglo-Norman engrosser, from Medieval Latin ingrossre : Latin in-, in ; see en-¹ + grossa, a copy in a large hand (from Late Latin grossus, thick)

OTHER FORMS:
en·grosser(Noun), en·grossment(Noun)