engross
verb
[ ɪnˈɡrəʊs ]
• absorb all the attention or interest of.
• "they seemed to be engrossed in conversation"
Similar:
preoccupy,
absorb,
engage,
rivet,
grip,
hold,
interest,
catch,
captivate,
enthral,
charm,
spellbind,
bewitch,
fascinate,
entrance,
beguile,
intrigue,
arrest,
immerse,
involve,
envelop,
engulf,
fixate,
hypnotize,
mesmerize,
absorbed,
involved,
immersed,
caught up,
rapt,
interested,
preoccupied by,
engaged in/with,
riveted by,
gripped by,
intent on,
focused on,
captivated by,
beguiled by,
intrigued by,
fixated by,
hypnotized by,
mesmerized by,
absorbing,
involving,
engaging,
riveting,
gripping,
captivating,
compelling,
compulsive,
irresistible,
arresting,
interesting,
fascinating,
intriguing,
enthralling,
spellbinding,
entrancing,
bewitching,
beguiling,
hypnotic,
mesmeric,
unputdownable,
• produce (a legal document, especially a deed or statute) in its final form.
• "the solicitors will submit a draft conveyance and engross the same after approval"
Similar:
copy,
reproduce,
type (out),
print out the final version of,
Origin:
late Middle English (formerly also as ingross ): based on en-1, in-2 ‘in’ + late Latin grossus ‘large’. Sense 1 is from Old French en gros, from medieval Latin in grosso ‘wholesale’; sense 2 comes from Anglo-Norman French engrosser, medieval Latin ingrossare, from Old French grosse, medieval Latin grossa ‘large writing’, with reference to clerks writing out documents in large, clear writing.
