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Meaning of engrossed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

engrossed

Pronunciation:/ɛn.ˈɡɹoʊst/

verb

Definitions

  1. To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.

  2. To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).

    Synonyms:corner the market
  3. To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.

  4. To completely engage the attention of.

    Example: She seems to be completely engrossed in that book.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.

  2. (of a document) Finalized, written in large letters.