Waves . . . engrossed with mud. --Spenser.
Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. --Shak.
To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf. --Shak.
3. 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.
Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their
stiff and formal chirography on more substantial
materials. --Hawthorne.
Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail. --De
Quincey.
4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy
wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his
thoughts.
5. 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.
{Engrossed bill} (Legislation), one which has been plainly
engrossed on parchment, with all its amendments,
preparatory to final action on its passage.
{Engrossing hand} (Penmanship), a fair, round style of
writing suitable for engrossing legal documents,
legislative bills, etc.
Syn: To absorb; swallow up; imbibe; consume; exhaust; occupy;
forestall; monopolize. See {Absorb}.