Dictionary Definition
engross
Verb
1 engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself
into his studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, absorb, soak up]
2 engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in
butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: absorb, engage, occupy]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
Translations
to engage completely
- Finnish: viedä kaikki huomio
- French: captiver, passionner
to write in large and clear script
- Finnish: tekstata
Related terms
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
absorb,
absorb the attention, adsorb, apply, arrest, assimilate, attract, become overweight,
blot, blot up, busy, buy, buy back, buy in, buy into, buy
off, buy on credit, buy up, captivate, catch, charm, chemisorb, chemosorb, come uppermost,
complete a purchase, consume, copy, copy out, corner, digest, draft, draw up, drink, drink in, drink up,
edit, enchant, enface, engage, engage the attention,
engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross the mind, engross the
thoughts, enscroll,
enthrall, exercise, fascinate, fat, fatten, fill, fill the mind, filter in,
forestall, gain
weight, gather flesh, grab,
grip, hog, hold, hold spellbound, hold the
interest, hypnotize,
imbibe, immerse, indite, infiltrate, inscribe, involve, involve the interest,
make a buy, make a recension, make out, mesmerize, monopolize, monopolize the
thoughts, obsess, obsess
the mind, occupy, occupy
the attention, occupy the mind, osmose, pen, pencil, percolate in, pinguefy, plump, preoccupy, procure, purchase, push the pen, put in
writing, put on weight, rebuy, recense, record, regrate, repurchase, revise, rewrite, scribe, scrive, scroll, seep in, seize the mind,
sew up, slurp up, soak,
soak in, soak up, sorb,
spellbind, spill ink,
spoil paper, sponge,
superscribe, swill
up, take in, take it all, take up, tie up, trace, transcribe, type, write, write down, write
out