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[verb] engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
[verb] engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
[verb] enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
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\En*gross"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engrossing}.] [F., fr. pref. en- (L. in) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See {Gross}.] 1. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity. [Obs.] Waves . . . engrossed with mud. --Spenser. Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. --Shak. 2. To amass. [Obs.] To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf. --Shak. 3. 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. Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials. --Hawthorne. Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail. --De Quincey. 4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts. 5. 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. {Engrossed bill} (Legislation), one which has been plainly engrossed on parchment, with all its amendments, preparatory to final action on its passage. {Engrossing hand} (Penmanship), a fair, round style of writing suitable for engrossing legal documents, legislative bills, etc. Syn: To absorb; swallow up; imbibe; consume; exhaust; occupy; forestall; monopolize. See {Absorb}.

Synonyms for engross

absorb, bury, eat up, engage, engulf, immerse, immerse, occupy, plunge, soak up, steep, swallow, swallow up

See also: center | centre | concentrate | consume | drink | drink in | enclose | focus | inclose | interest | involve | pore | rivet | shut in |

Related terms: absorb, absorb the attention, assimilate, attract, buy on credit, catch, copy, edit, enchant, engross the mind, fill the mind, immerse, involve the interest, osmose, pen, pencil, rebuy, record, repurchase, soak up, superscribe, write out

The fun area, different aproach to word »engross«

Let's analyse "engross" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: SSORGNE. Average typing speed for these characters is 1930 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: engross: 5 + 6 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: engross: 5 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 1 + 1 = 34, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1) 7 Chariot Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
S (2) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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