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How to pronounce engross in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms absorb, engage, occupy
Type of interest
Has types rivet, involve, consume
Derivation engrossment
Type Words
Synonyms absorb, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep
Type of center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
Has types drink, drink in
Verb group plunge, immerse
Derivation engrossment

Examples of engross

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I'm just being thrifty but also you'll have to engross yourself in Green singles.
From the iftomm2003.com
Everyone takes part and continues to engross themselves for the whole night.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The things that captivate, engross, and entertain us, all have an element of surprise.
From the techcrunch.com
They engross themselves in trivia and take no interest in real issues.
From the guardian.co.uk
He began to engross himself in religious knowledge starting from 864H, at the age of 15.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As he sees it, they tell more about a culture than the big issues that engross most journalists.
From the time.com
Justice Clarence Thomas and Anita HillKey events in the saga that continues to engross the nation.
From the usatoday.com
He does not permit the search for abstract justice to engross him to the harmful delay of public business.
From the theatlantic.com
My teenager got me hooked, I hear the audios during my work drive and find the stories engross me every time.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • Steep: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
  • Absorb: consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
  • (engrossment) concentration: complete attention; intense mental effort
  • (engrossment) preoccupation: the mental state of being preoccupied by something
  • (engrossment) intentness: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze"
  • To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of; To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc. ...
  • (Engrossment) when the draft deeds to a property are approved they are engrossed for the vendor and purchaser to sign.
  • (Engrossment) The formal and final version of a document prepared by a solicitor in readiness for signing and sealing following agreement of the final draft between the parties.
  • (Engrossment) The clean copy of a deed or document that is to be signed.