| engross | 1. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity. "Waves . . . Engrossed with mud." (Spenser) "Not sleeping, to engross his idle body." (Shak) 2. To amass. "To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf." (Shak) 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. "Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials." (Hawthorne) "Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail." (De Quincey) 4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts. 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. Engrossed bill, a fair, round style of writing suitable for engrossing legal documents, legislative bills, etc. Synonym: To absorb, swallow up, imbibe, consume, exhaust, occupy, forestall, monopolize. See Absorb. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| engrossment | 1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed. "Engrossments of power and favor." (Swift) 2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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concentration: complete attention; intense mental effort preoccupation: the mental state of being preoccupied by something intentness: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze"
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The final copy of a legal document.
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The process of comparing the printed bill to ensure it looks like the original and to verify that amendments have been correctly inserted.
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The official copy of a bill or joint resolution passed by one house of Congress, certified by the secretary of that house, and sent to the other house for consideration.
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When a bill is amended, the printed form of the bill is proofread by staff to assure that the amendments are inserted properly. After being proofread, the bill is "correctly engrossed" and is thereupon deemed to be in proper form.
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| engross | engage or engross wholly |
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| engross | engross (oneself) fully |
| engross | enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing |
| engross | wholly absorbed as in thought |
| engross | written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document |
| engross | capable of arousing and holding the attention |
| engross | the quality of being intent and concentrated |
| engross | the mental state of being preoccupied by something |
| engross | complete attention |
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