engross

== English == === Alternative forms === ingross (historical or archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English engrossen, from Anglo-Norman engrosser (“to gather in large quantities, draft something in final form”); partly from the phrase en gros (“in bulk, in quantity, at wholesale”), from en- + gros; and partly from Medieval Latin ingrossō (“thicken, write something large and in bold lettering”, v.), from in- + grossus (“great, big, thick”), from Old High German grōz (“big, thick, coarse”), from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“large, great, thick, coarse grained, unrefined”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə- (“to fell, put down, fall in”). More at in-, gross. By surface analysis, en- +‎ gross. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɪŋˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɛnˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊs/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɪŋˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɛnˈɡɹoʊs/, /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊs/ Rhymes: -əʊs === Verb === engross (third-person singular simple present engrosses, present participle engrossing, simple past and past participle engrossed) (transitive, now law) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of. Coordinate term: longhand (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.). Synonym: corner the market (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly. (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve. (transitive, obsolete) To thicken; to condense. Synonyms: inspissate; see also Thesaurus:thicken (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity. (obsolete) To amass. Synonyms: amound, hoard; see also Thesaurus:amass ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gross ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “engross”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. engrossing (law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Gersons, Gonsers, Rogness, Songers, grossen, songers