engrossment

[en-grohs-muh nt]

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noun

the act of engrossing.
the state of being engrossed or absorbed: to read with engrossment.
an engrossed copy of a document.

Origin of engrossment

First recorded in 1520–30; engross + -ment

Related formsself-en·gross·ment, noun

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Related Words for engrossment

enthrallment, immersion, attention, fascination, concentration, preoccupation, captivation, intentness

Examples from the Web for engrossment

Historical Examples of engrossment

Sleep, food, fresh air, everything was forgotten in the engrossment of work.
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
In 1876 it was lost by one vote; and in 1880 lost on engrossment.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)
Various
In his engrossment with the brute he did not seem to have heard the challenge.
The Captain of the Janizaries
James M. Ludlow
Yes, in all the tumultuous pride and engrossment of that, there was no place—how could there be place?
This Freedom
A. S. M. Hutchinson
They were eyes that, for all their seeming of a theorist's engrossment, missed little.
When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry
Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for engrossment

engrossment

noun

a deed or other document that has been engrossed
the state of being engrossed

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