English-Thai Dictionary
engross
VT กว้านซื้อ ทั้งหมด เพื่อ ผูกขาด monopolize kwan-sue-thang-mod-puea-puk-kad
engross
VT คัดลอก เอกสาร โดย การเขียน ด้วย ตัวหนังสือ ตัว ใหญ่ และ ชัดเจน kad-lok-aek-ka-san-doi-kan-kian-duai-tua-nang-sue-tua-yai-lae-chad-jen
engross
VT ทำให้ จดจ่อ ทำให้ ใจ จดจ่อ absorb fascinate occupy tam-hai-jai-jod-jor
engross in
PHRV หมกมุ่น อยู่ กับ ง่วนอยู่กับ สนใจ absorb in mok-mun-yu-kab
engrossing
ADJ ซึ่ง ทำให้ ใจ จดจ่อ absorbing captivating fascinating sueng-tam-hai-jai-jod-jor
engrossment
N การหมกมุ่น ความ จดจ่อ kan-mok-mun
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ENGROSS
v.t. 1. Primarily, to make thick or gross; to thicken. [Not now used. ]
2. To make larger; to increase in bulk. [Not used. ]
3. To seize in the gross; to take the whole; as, worldly cares engross the attention of most men, but neither business nor amusement should engross our whole time.
4. To purchase, with a view to sell again, either the whole or large quantities of commodities in market, for the purpose of making a profit by enhancing the price. Engrossing does not necessarily imply the purchase of the whole of any commodity, but such quantities as to raise the price, by diminishing the supplies in open market, and taking advantage of an increased demand.
5. To copy in a large hand; to write a fair, correct copy, in large or distinct, legible characters, for preservation or duration; as records of public acts, on paper or parchment.
6. To take or assume in undue quantities or degrees; as, to engross power.
ENGROSSED
pp. Made thick; taken in the whole; purchased in large quantities for sale; written in large fair characters.
ENGROSSER
n.He or that which takes the whole; a person who purchases the whole or such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price. 1. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.
ENGROSSING
ppr. Taking the whole; buying commodities in such quantities as to raise the price in market. 1. Writing correct copies in large, fair characters.
ENGROSSMENT
n.The act of engrossing; the act of taking the whole. 1. The appropriation of things in the gross, or in exorbitant quantities; exorbitant acquisition.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ENGROSS
En *gross ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrossed; p. pr. & vb. n.Engrossing. ] Etym: [F., fr. pref. en- (L. in ) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See Gross. ]
1. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity. [Obs. ] Waves. .. engrossed with mud. Spenser. Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. Shak.
2. To amass. [Obs. ] 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.
ENGROSSER
ENGROSSER En *gross "er, n.
1. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.
2. One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller. Locke.
ENGROSSMENT
ENGROSSMENT En *gross "ment, n.
1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed. Engrossments of power and favor. Swift.
2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
engross
en gross |enˈgrōs ɪnˈɡroʊs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 absorb all the attention or interest of: the notes totally engrossed him. • archaic gain or keep exclusive possession of (something ): the country had made the best of its position to engross trade. [from Old French en gros, from medieval Latin in grosso ‘wholesale. ’] 2 Law produce (a legal document ) in its final or definitive form. DERIVATIVES en gross ment noun ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as ingross ): based on en- 1, in- 2 ‘in ’ + late Latin grossus ‘large. ’
engrossed
en grossed |enˈgrōst ɪnˈɡroʊst | ▶adjective [ predic. ] having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something: they seemed to be engrossed in conversation.
engrossing
en gross ing |enˈgrōsiNG ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ | ▶adjective absorbing all one's attention or interest: the most engrossing parts of the book. DERIVATIVES en gross ing ly adverb
Oxford Dictionary
engross
engross |ɪnˈgrəʊs, ɛn- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often be engrossed in ) absorb all the attention or interest of: they seemed to be engrossed in conversation | the notes totally engrossed him | (as adj. engrossing ) : the most engrossing parts of the book. • archaic gain or keep exclusive possession of. 2 Law produce (a legal document, especially a deed or statute ) in its final form. DERIVATIVES engrossingly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as ingross ): based on en- 1, in- 2 ‘in ’ + late Latin grossus ‘large ’. Sense 1 is from Old French en gros, from medieval Latin in grosso ‘wholesale ’; sense 2 comes from Anglo-Norman French engrosser, medieval Latin ingrossare, from Old French grosse, medieval Latin grossa ‘large writing ’, with reference to clerks writing out documents in large, clear writing.
engrossed
en grossed |enˈgrōst ɪnˈɡroʊst | ▶adjective [ predic. ] having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something: they seemed to be engrossed in conversation.
engrossment
en ¦gross |ment |ɛŋˈɡrəʊsm (ə )nt | ▶noun Law the final version of a legal document, especially a deed or statute.
American Oxford Thesaurus
engross
engross verb Poppa's stories will engross them: absorb, engage, rivet, grip, hold, interest, involve, occupy, preoccupy; fascinate, captivate, enthrall, intrigue.
engrossed
engrossed adjective Leopold is engrossed in his stamp collection: absorbed in, involved in, interested in, engaged in, occupied by /with, preoccupied by /with, immersed in, caught up in, riveted by, gripped by, rapt in, fascinated by /with, intent on, captivated by, enthralled by /with, intrigued by /with.
engrossing
engrossing adjective an engrossing murder mystery: absorbing, interesting, riveting, gripping, captivating, compelling, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling, engaging; informal unputdownable.
Oxford Thesaurus
engross
engross verb 1 the notes on the staves totally engrossed him: preoccupy, absorb, engage; rivet, grip, hold, interest, catch, captivate, enthral, charm, spellbind, bewitch, fascinate, entrance, beguile, intrigue, arrest, immerse, involve, envelop, engulf, fixate, hypnotize, mesmerize. ANTONYMS bore. 2 Law the solicitors will submit a draft conveyance and engross the same after approval: copy, reproduce, type (out ); print out the final version of, rewrite /reproduce in larger /final form.
engrossed
engrossed adjective he was engrossed in his book: absorbed, involved, immersed, caught up, rapt, interested; preoccupied by, engaged in /with, riveted by, gripped by, intent on, captivated by, beguiled by, intrigued by, fixated by, hypnotized by, mesmerized by. ANTONYMS inattentive.
engrossing
engrossing adjective a taut, engrossing thriller: absorbing, involving, engaging, riveting, gripping, captivating, compelling, compulsive, irresistible, arresting, interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling, spellbinding, entrancing, bewitching, beguiling, hypnotic, mesmeric; informal unputdownable.
Duden Dictionary
Engrossist
En gros sist Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch , der |ãgrɔˈsɪst |Grossist
Engrossistin
En gros sis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Engross i stin |weibliche Form zu Engrossist
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
engross
en gross /ɪnɡróʊs /動詞 他動詞 1 〈心 注意など 〉を奪う ; 〈人 〉を «…に » 没頭させる, 夢中にさせる «in » .2 〘法 〙〈公文書など 〉を大きな字で書く, 正式に書く [述べる ], 清書する .～ment 名詞 U 夢中, 没頭 ; 清書 .
engrossed
en gr ó ssed /-t /形容詞 〖be ～〗 «…に » 夢中で, 熱中 [没頭 ]して «in » .
engrossing
en gr ó ss ing 形容詞 (ほかの物が目に入らないほど )おもしろい, 人の心を夢中にさせるような .～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary