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| en·gross [ in grṓss, en grṓss ] (past and past participle en·grossed, present participle en·gross·ing, 3rd person present singular en·gross·es) |
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1. occupy somebody's attention: to take up somebody's whole attention
  The children were engrossed by the story.
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2. buy all of something: to buy all of a commodity or enough of it to control its market
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| [14th century. < Old French en gros, medieval Latin in grosso "in bulk, wholesale" < late Latin grossus "bulky, coarse"] |
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| en·gross·er noun |
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