engross

tr.v., -grossed, -gross·ing, -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).

[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 ingrossāre : Latin in-, in; see en-¹ + grossa, a copy in a large hand (from Late Latin grossus, thick).]

engrosser en·gross'er n.
engrossment en·gross'ment n.

verb

1. To occupy the full attention of: absorb, consume, immerse, monopolize, preoccupy. See awareness/unawareness, excite/bore/interest.
2. To form letters, characters, or words on a surface with an instrument: indite, inscribe, scribe, write. See remember/forget.

v

Definition: hold one's attention
Antonyms: forget, ignore, reject, repulse, turn off

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To print a final copy of a document. In archaic criminal law, engrossment was the process of forcing higher the price of a good by buying it up and creating a monopoly.

Engrossment was used in ancient law where the method of drawing up a written deed or contract involved working out a rough draft and then having the final terms of the instrument copied legibly onto parchment paper. Today the term denotes modern forms of copying, including engraving or any other such form of printing that will provide a legible final copy.

Engrossment is also used to describe a step in the enactment of statutes. During the legislative process, a bill may be debated, read, altered, or amended until it is ultimately passed in a final form. The process of engrossing is the printing of an act in its final form and its enrollment.

IN BRIEF: To occupy completely.

I am sure that that action film will engross the audience with its special effects.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opsluge, lægge beslag på, renskrive, kalligrafere, forstørre op, opkøbe, dominere

Nederlands (Dutch)
opkopen, totaal in beslag nemen, groot uitschrijven, definitieve tekst maken, legaal uitdrukken

Français (French)
v. tr. - captiver, absorber, être absorbé par, être plongé dans, s'absorber dans, s'abîmer dans (littér), (Jur) grossoyer

Deutsch (German)
v. - (ganz) in Anspruch nehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απορροφώ, απασχολώ τη σκέψη

Italiano (Italian)
copiare, accaparrare, occupare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - absorver (tempo/atenção), monopolizar (mercado)

Русский (Russian)
завладевать, монополизировать, поглощать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - copiar o transcribir en forma legal, acaparar, absorber, monopolizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skriva ren, texta, ta i anspråk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
用大字体书写, 使全神贯注, 独占

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 用大字體書寫, 使全神貫注, 獨佔

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 정식으로 작성하다, 독점하다, 몰두케 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 夢中にさせる, 大きな字で書く, 書式どおりに書く, 熱中させる, 独占する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينسخ أو يكتب بأحرف كبيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שקע ב(לימודים), שעתק מסמך במתכונת גדולה יותר‬

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