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engross verb

  /ɛnˈɡɹoʊs/ , /ɛnˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊs/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/ , /ɪŋˈɡɹəʊs/
  • (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
 betrekken
  • (transitive, now, _, legal) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
 grosseren
  • (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
 monopoliseren
  • (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
 absorberen
  • (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
 vetmesten

engrossed adjective

  /ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/
  • Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
 in beslag genomen, overheerst

engrossment

grosse

engrossing adjective

  /ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ , /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ , /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/
  • Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
 geheel doen opgaand, volledig bezighoudend, volledig inbeslagnemend
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