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engross verb

  /ɛnˈɡɹoʊs/ , /ɛnˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊs/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɪŋˈɡɹəʊs/
  • (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
 cautivar, arrobar, captar, captivar, embebecer, embelesar
  • (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
 acaparar, alzarse con, apandar, arramblar
  • (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
 acaparar, monopolizar
  • (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
 echar carnes, engordar, engrosar

engrossed adjective

  /ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/
  • Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
 absorto, enfrascado

engrossing adjective

  /ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ , /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/
  • Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
 absorbente, cautivante
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