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engrossment

Variant of engross

transitive verb

    1. to write out in large letters of a kind once used for legal documents
    2. to make a final fair copy of (esp. a legislative bill)
  1. to express formally or in legal form
  2. to take the entire attention of; occupy wholly; absorb: engrossed in a book
  3. Archaic
    1. to buy all of so as to monopolize
    2. to take or require all of

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