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engross verb

  /ɛnˈɡɹoʊs/ , /ɛnˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊs/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɪŋˈɡɹəʊs/
  • (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
 accaparer, monopoliser, truster
  • (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
 captiver, capter, charmer, envoûter, fasciner, obnubiler
  • (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
 engraisser
  • (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
 accaparer, rafler, s'emparer de
  • (transitive, now, _, legal) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
 grossoyer

engrossing adjective

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

engrossed adjective

  /ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/
  • Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
 absorbé, obnubilé

engrossment

grosse
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