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Etymology
en- + gross

Pronunciation
Wiktionary:Pronunciation_key|IPA:

• US: /É›nˈɡroÊŠs/ or /ɛŋˈɡroÊŠs/
• UK: /É›nˈɡrəʊs/ or /ɛŋˈɡrəʊs/

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-əʊs|-əʊs

Verb
en-verb|engross|es

1. transitive To completely engage the attention of.
2. transitive To write a document in large, aesthetic and legible lettering.

Translations
trans-top|to engage completely
Finnish: viedä kaikki huomio
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to write in large and clear script
Finnish: tekstata
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
gross
to be engrossed

et:engross
fr:engross
io:engross
it:engross
te:engross
vi:engross
zh:engross

• 2007-12-09 17:02 - DCDuring - ety morphology trans tags @ sense lines

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