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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: engross (0.01825 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to engross.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: engross mengasyikkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: engross engross v 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Engross Engross \En*gross"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Engrossing.] [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.] [1913 Webster] Waves . . . engrossed with mud. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To amass. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy the attention completely; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: engross mengasyikkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: engross engross v 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Engross Engross \En*gross"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Engrossing.] [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.] [1913 Webster] Waves . . . engrossed with mud. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To amass. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy the attention completely; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
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