ENGROSS


Meaning of ENGROSS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈgrōs, en- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.