engross
verb
/ɛnˈɡɹoʊs/
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/ɛnˈɡɹəʊs/
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/ɛŋˈɡɹoʊs/
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/ɛŋˈɡɹəʊs/
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/ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/
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/ɪŋˈɡɹəʊs/
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- (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
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accaparrare
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- (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
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captare
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- (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
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incettare
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- (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
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ingrassare
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engrossed
adjective
/ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/
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- Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
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obnubilato
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engrossing
adjective
/ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/
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/ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/
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/ɛŋˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/
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/ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/
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- Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
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assorbente
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