Thesaurus: engross

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1. v. t. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
2. v. t. To amass.
3. v. t. To copy or write in a large hand (en gross, i. e., in large); to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible characters; as, to engross a deed or like instrument on parchment.
4. v. t. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts.
5. v. t. To purchase either the whole or large quantities of, for the purpose of enhancing the price and making a profit; hence, to take or assume in undue quantity, proportion, or degree; as, to engross commodities in market; to engross power.
6. v. devote (oneself) fully to
7. v. consume all of one's attention or time
8. v:100 v devote (oneself) fully to v consume all of one's attention or time