engrossment

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en·gross

(ĕn-grōs′)

tr.v. en·grossed, en·gross·ing, en·gross·es

1. To occupy exclusively; absorb: a novel that engrosses every reader.

2. To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).

a. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.

b. To write or print the final draft of (an official document).

[Middle English engrossen, to collect in large quantity, monopolize, from Old French engrossier, from en gros, in large quantity : en, in (from Latin in; see in-²) + gros, large; see gross. Sense 3, from Middle English engrossen, to make a finished copy of a legal document, from Anglo-Norman engrosser, from Medieval Latin ingrossāre : Latin in-, in; see en-¹ + grossa, a copy in a large hand (from Late Latin grossus, thick).]

en·gross′er n.

en·gross′ment n.

Synonyms: engross, absorb, consume, preoccupy
These verbs mean to possess or control exclusively: Her reading engrosses her. Studying absorbs all my time. Fear has consumed her. Financial worries preoccupied him.

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engrossment

(ɪnˈɡrəʊsmənt)

1. (Law) a deed or other document that has been engrossed

2. the state of being engrossed

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en•gross•ment

(ɛnˈgroʊs mənt)

n.

1. the act of engrossing.

2. the state of being engrossed or absorbed.

[1520–30]

engrossment

1. a document or other piece of writing in a large, bold hand.
2. a formal document, as a proclamation, suitably written in a calligraphic hand and often illuminated. — engrosser, n.

See also: Writing

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Noun	1.	engrossment - complete attention; intense mental effort immersion, absorption, concentration attention - the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention" centering, focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction - the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" specialism - the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation study - a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
	2.	engrossment - the mental state of being preoccupied by something preoccupancy, preoccupation, absorption cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes abstractedness, abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else absentmindedness - preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
	3.	engrossment - the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze" intentness assiduity, assiduousness, concentration - great and constant diligence and attention

engrossment

noun

Total occupation of the attention or of the mind:

absorption, enthrallment, immersion, preoccupation, prepossession.

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