Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of engrossing; the appropriation of things in large or undue quantities; exorbitant acquisition.
- noun The act of copying out in large fair or ornamental characters: as, the engrossment of a deed, or of a testimonial.
- noun The copy of an instrument or writing made in large fair characters.
- noun The state of being engrossed or entirely occupied about something, to the exclusion of other things; appropriation; absorption.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of engrossing.
- noun That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state of being
engrossed ;concentration orpreoccupation . - noun countable The fact or instance of writing in a legal document.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being intent and concentrated
- noun complete attention; intense mental effort
- noun the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Etymologies
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Examples
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The three men, Ahimaaz, Joab, and the Cushite (Ethiopian), are types of different kinds of self-engrossment, which is little touched by others 'sorrows.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Alexander Maclaren 1868
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Make Magazine blog writer Becky Stern of Sternlab. org has spent the past year knitting a humorous series of Body Technology Interfaces that spotlight our engrossment in modern technology.
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According to the CRS, from the invention of the rule in 1979 (by Democrat Richard Gephardt) thru 2003, there was automatic engrossment in the House of 15 joint resolutions, 11 of which were ultimately enacted into law.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010
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Ueda does an exceptional job in creating an area where most people use games as escapism, Ueda's creations are more of emotional engrossment.
The Mysterious Appeal Of Ueda's Worlds SVGL 2009
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According to the CRS, from the invention of the rule in 1979 by Democrat Richard Gephardt thru 2003, there was automatic engrossment in the House of 15 joint resolutions, 11 of which were ultimately enacted into law.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010
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Such an efficacious outlook fosters intrinsic interest and deep engrossment in activities.
Self-Efficacy - Albert Bandura William Harryman 2009
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Perhaps no greater ambivalence has ever existed toward the bowel than in Victorian England, where this organ was viewed with simultaneous skittish embarrassment and fascination, shame and fixed interest, shy modesty and hypnotic engrossment.
Diagnosis: What Doctors Are Missing Groopman, Jerome E. 2009
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Ms. Portman stood by affecting engrossment, but with a slightly strained smile.
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Ms. Portman stood by affecting engrossment, but with a slightly strained smile.
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Apart from the rest of this magical Universe, just see what such engrossment is intended to prevent you seeing.
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