engrossed; engrossing; engrosses
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a
: to copy or write in a large hand
b
: to prepare the usually final handwritten or printed text of (an official document)
engrosser
noun
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a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending
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Popular on Variety As for adult viewers, they may be engrossed during the sporadic stretches of middling suspense, and impressed by the striking cinematography of Idan Menin, which greatly enhances the movie’s overall impact.
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
For an hour each week, I’m engrossed in the story, not thinking about politics or war.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
These images’ authors and their audiences have not forgotten the goal of stoking anti-immigration sentiment, even if other posters, engrossed in winning attention with snapshots of their real-life pets, have.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Or, to flip the perspective, she’s engrossed by the human struggle to let go of things that have no more true substance, no reality beyond our own refusal to loosen our tenacious grip on them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 June 2024
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
For an hour each week, I’m engrossed in the story, not thinking about politics or war.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
These images’ authors and their audiences have not forgotten the goal of stoking anti-immigration sentiment, even if other posters, engrossed in winning attention with snapshots of their real-life pets, have.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Or, to flip the perspective, she’s engrossed by the human struggle to let go of things that have no more true substance, no reality beyond our own refusal to loosen our tenacious grip on them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 June 2024
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“Engross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engross. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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engross
transitive verb
en·gross
in-ˈgrōs 
: to prepare the usually final handwritten or printed text of (as a bill or resolution) especially for final passage or approval
the amendment was ordered to be engrossed—Congressional Record
see also engrossed bill at bill sense 1 compare enroll
Congressional RecordNote: A bill or resolution is engrossed in the Congress and some state legislatures before its third reading and final passage by one of the legislative houses.
engrossment
noun
Etymology
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)
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