Engross

·vt To Amass.

II. Engross ·vt To make gross, thick, or large; to Thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.

III. Engross ·vt To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to Absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts.

IV. Engross ·vt To copy or write in a large hand (en gross, ·i.e., in large); to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible characters; as, to engross a deed or like instrument on parchment.

V. Engross ·vt To purchase either the whole or large quantities of, for the purpose of enhancing the price and making a profit; hence, to take or assume in undue quantity, proportion, or degree; as, to engross commodities in market; to engross power.