engross – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
engross
v.
absorb one's interest or attention; write in large clear letters, write in a formal style; monopolize, control a majority of a commodity (Business)
Engrossing
engross
Verb
1. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
(synonym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, absorb, soak up
(hypernym) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(hyponym) drink in, drink
(verb-group) plunge, immerse
(derivation) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
2. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
(synonym) absorb, engage, occupy
(hypernym) interest
(hyponym) involve
(derivation) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
engross
Czas.
pochłaniać; absorbować
Engross
(v. t.)
To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts.
(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.
(v. t.)
To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
(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.
(v. t.)
To amass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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