Engross

v. t.	1.	To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity. [imp. & p. p. Engrossed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Engrossing.] Waves . . . engrossed with mud. - Spenser. Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. - Shak.
	2.	To amass. 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 the attention completely; 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.

Verb	1.	engross - engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" Synonyms: engulf, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plunge
	2.	engross - engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" Synonyms: engage, occupy, absorb

TO ENGROSS, practice, conveyancing. To copy the rude draught of an instrument in a fair and large hand. See 3 Bouv. Inst. n, 2421, note.

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