Definition of engross
- v. t. - To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase
in bulk or quantity.
- v. t. - To amass.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy
wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts.
- v. t. - 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.