engross

  1. Verb.  (transitive, now) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
  2. Verb.  (transitive, business) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To completely engage the attention of.
  5. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To make gross or fat.

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