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engross

/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/

/ɪnˈɡroʊs/

engrossverb

engrossed

Past Simple

engrossed

Past Participle

engrossing

ing-form

/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/

/ɪnˈɡroʊs/

Translations

accaparerCommerce, économie.

In the 18th century, speculators tried to engross the wheat supply.

Au XVIIIe siècle, des spéculateurs ont tenté d’accaparer l’approvisionnement en blé.

captiver

The novel engrossed her so much that she forgot to eat dinner.

Le roman l’a tellement captivée qu’elle a oublié de dîner.

mettre au netRegistre administratif et juridique.

The clerk was tasked to engross the legal document for the court records.

Le greffier avait pour tâche de mettre au net le document juridique pour les archives du tribunal.

Additional translations

copier au netFormulation plus littérale, usuelle en contexte de rédaction formelle.

monopoliserCommerce, économie; plus soutenu.

absorberSurtout dans le sens de retenir toute l’attention.

Definitions

To absorb all the attention or interest of someone.

The novel engrossed her so much that she forgot to eat dinner.

To write or copy a document in a large, clear, formal script.

The clerk was tasked to engross the legal document for the court records.

To buy up or monopolize (a commodity) so as to control the market; to appropriate exclusively.

In the 18th century, speculators tried to engross the wheat supply.

Synonyms

engrossgerund / present participle

Definitions

Captivating; holding the complete attention of someone.

It was an engrossing documentary that kept viewers glued to the screen.

engrosspast participle

Definitions

Deeply absorbed or occupied (usually followed by ‘in’).

She sat completely engrossed in her book.