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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word engrosses:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. engrosses: Merriam-Webster
  2. engrosses: Collins English Dictionary
  3. engrosses: Vocabulary.com
  4. engrosses: Wordnik
  5. engrosses: Wiktionary
  6. engrosses: Dictionary.com
  7. engrosses: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. engrosses: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. engrosses: Legal dictionary

(Note: See engross as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (engross)

verb:  (transitive, now law) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
verb:  (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
verb:  (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
verb:  (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To thicken; to condense.
verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
verb:  (obsolete) To amass.
▸ Also see engross


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