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engross
English
Etymology
From Middle English engrossen, from Anglo-Norman engrosser (“to gather in large quantities, draft something in final form”); partly from the phrase en gros (“in bulk, in quantity, at wholesale”), from en- + gros; and partly from Medieval Latin ingross? (“thicken, write something large and in bold lettering”, v.), from in- + grossus (“great, big, thick”), from Old High German gr?z (“big, thick, coarse”), from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“large, great, thick, coarse grained, unrefined”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrew?- (“to fell, put down, fall in”). More at in-, gross.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?????s/, /???????s/, /?n?????s/, /???????s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?????s/, /???????s/, /?n???o?s/, /?????o?s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Verb
engross (third-person singular simple present engrosses, present participle engrossing, simple past and past participle engrossed)
- (transitive, now law) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
- Coordinate term: longhand
- 1846, Thomas De Quincey, “On Christianity, as an Organ of Political Movement”, in Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine:
- laws that may be engrossed upon a finger nail
- (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
- Synonym: corner the market
- (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
- (transitive) To completely engage the attention of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To thicken; to condense.
- Synonyms: inspissate; see also Thesaurus:thicken
- (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
- (obsolete) To amass.
- Synonyms: amound, hoard; see also Thesaurus:amass
Derived terms
- engrossing
Related terms
- gross
Translations
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “engross”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- engrossing (law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Gersons, Gonsers, Songers, grossen, songers
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fascinate
English
Etymology
From Latin fascin?tus, perfect passive participle of fascin? (“enchant, bewitch, fascinate”), from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck used in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fæs?ne?t/
Verb
fascinate (third-person singular simple present fascinates, present participle fascinating, simple past and past participle fascinated)
- To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
- To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
- To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
Derived terms
- fascinating
Related terms
- fascination
Translations
Italian
Noun
fascinate f
- plural of fascinata
Latin
Verb
fascin?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of fascin?
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