Main Entry:

en·gross

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈgrōs, 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) barchaic : amass, collect c: to take or engage the whole attention of : occupy completely <ideas that have engrossed the minds of scholars for generations>

— en·gross·er noun