v.
Pronunciation: in- ' gr ō s, en-
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French engrosser to put (a legal document) in final form, from Medieval Latin ingrossare, from in grossam (put) into final form, literally, (written) in large (letter)
Date: 15th century
1 a : to copy or write in a large hand b : to prepare the usually final handwritten or printed text of (an official document)
2 [ Middle English, from Anglo-French engrosser, from en gros wholesale, in quantity] a : to purchase large quantities of (as for speculation) b archaic : AMASS , COLLECT c : to take or engage the whole attention of : occupy completely <ideas that have engross ed the minds of scholars for generations>
– en · gross · er noun