Definition of "engross" in English

verb

1. (transitive, now law) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.

2. (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).

3. (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.

4. (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.

   • She seems to be completely engrossed in that book.

5. (transitive, obsolete) To thicken; to condense.

6. (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.

7. (obsolete) To amass.