engrossingn.

/ɛnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/

Etymology: < engross v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of engross v.

a. The action of buying (any article) in large quantities with the view of obtaining a monopoly; the action of buying up (land).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > [noun] > buying up goods for resale or monopoly

regrateryc1400

regratinga1450

engrossing?1542

forestalling1548

engrossment1598

coemption1625

abbrochment1670

forestalment1861

switch dealing1957

switch deal1973

?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors ii. sig. A7^v The latyng and engrossing of..leassys.

1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 25 Restrain those engrossings of the Rich, that are as bad almost as Monopolies.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 250 The ingrossing Gunpowder, and suffering none to buy it without Licence.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. iii. ii. 466 This original engrossing of uncultivated lands.

b. figurative. (See engross v. 4, 5.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > [noun] > exclusive possession

monopole1548

engrossing1595

monopoly1610

monopolizing1612

impropriation1614

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iv. lxxiv. sig. X4^v Grieu'd at such ingrossing of commaunds.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 46 An vnnecessary, and Ambitious Ingrossing of Businesse.

1690 J. Child Disc. Trade i. 6 The abatement of Interest tends to the engrossing of Trade into a few rich mens hands.

2. The action of writing out a document in a fair or legal character. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > manner of writing > [noun] > writing out in fair hand

enrolling1467

engrossing1483

engrossment1526

1483 Act 1 Rich. III c. 7, §1 After the engrossing of every Fine..the same Fine shall be openly and solemnly read.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie Pref. 5 The gathering of these sermons and the ingrosing of them faire again afterwarde.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 183 It..passes through the same forms as in the other house (except engrossing, which is already done).

1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) 196 A sort of flourish..adopted in engrossing as a safeguard against the intrusion of a forged line.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 262 The enrolment and engrossing of the acts of parliament.

attributive.1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 26. ⁋4 All Ingrossing Work..is risen 3s. in the Pound for want of Hands.1891 N.E.D. at Engrossing Mod. It was written in a sort of engrossing hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

engrossingadj.

/ɛnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as engross v. + -ing suffix².

That engrosses.

†a. That claims a large share; presumptuous, pretentious (obsolete rare).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > overweening or presumption > [adjective]

thristec897

overgartc1230

jollya1340

overweening1340

presumptuousa1398

presuming1434

presumptious?a1450

cock-horse1598

overweened1602

presumant1602

presumptive1609

self-assuming1647

presultory1652

assuming1695

pretending1727

engrossinga1797

hubristic1831

superweening1862

assumptious1878

assumptive1879

hubristical1923

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. vi. 84 A term so engrossing gave offence and handle to ridicule.

b. That fully occupies or absorbs the attention, faculties, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective]

catching?a1430

vive1528

fascinating1618

affecting1665

amusing1695

uptaking1737

striking1752

interesting1768

arresting1792

frappant1797

riveting1800

engrossing1820

enchaining1823

arrestive1834

alive1844

vivid1853

seizing1865

absorptive1881

absorbative1893

gripping1896

intriguing1909

attention-getting1917

grippy1921

head-turning1938

gimmicky1957

compulsive1961

spellbinding1978

stunty1981

1820 W. Scott Abbot I. i. 9 The engrossing nature of his occupation.

1825 E. Bulwer-Lytton Falkland 20 I had one deep, engrossing, yearning desire.

1875 A. Helps Aids Contentm. in Ess. 12 An alternation of the engrossing pursuit.

†2. That makes gross or brutish. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] > coarse > rendering coarse

engrossinga1626

coarsening1837

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > unrefined > making

engrossinga1626

a1626 L. Andrewes Serm. vi. Repentance & Fasting 147 The Devil's only way, to rid Hypocrisie, by engrossing Epicurisme.

Derivatives

enˈgrossingly adv. in an engrossing manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adverb]

strikingly1752

fascinatingly1773

interestingly1811

engrossingly1835

absorbingly1836

rivetingly1849

arrestingly1882

fruitily1918

intriguingly1922

grippingly1934

compulsively1966

1835 New Monthly Mag. 44 6 I intend to surprise the world whenever politics..draw less engrossingly on its attention.

1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 672 India has of late..engrossingly occupied the English mind.

enˈgrossingness n. the quality of being engrossing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [noun] > quality of

fascination1697

interestingness1759

strikingness1818

interest1821

engrossingness1848

mirch masala1980

1848 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 15 682 They temper in his mind the engrossingness of present things.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	engrossing
释义	engrossingn. /ɛnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/ Etymology: < engross v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of engross v. 1. a. The action of buying (any article) in large quantities with the view of obtaining a monopoly; the action of buying up (land). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > [noun] > buying up goods for resale or monopoly regrateryc1400 regratinga1450 engrossing?1542 forestalling1548 engrossment1598 coemption1625 abbrochment1670 forestalment1861 switch dealing1957 switch deal1973 ?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors ii. sig. A7^v The latyng and engrossing of..leassys. 1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 25 Restrain those engrossings of the Rich, that are as bad almost as Monopolies. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 250 The ingrossing Gunpowder, and suffering none to buy it without Licence. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. iii. ii. 466 This original engrossing of uncultivated lands. View more context for this quotation b. figurative. (See engross v. 4, 5.) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > [noun] > exclusive possession monopole1548 engrossing1595 monopoly1610 monopolizing1612 impropriation1614 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iv. lxxiv. sig. X4^v Grieu'd at such ingrossing of commaunds. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 46 An vnnecessary, and Ambitious Ingrossing of Businesse. 1690 J. Child Disc. Trade i. 6 The abatement of Interest tends to the engrossing of Trade into a few rich mens hands. 2. The action of writing out a document in a fair or legal character. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > manner of writing > [noun] > writing out in fair hand enrolling1467 engrossing1483 engrossment1526 1483 Act 1 Rich. III c. 7, §1 After the engrossing of every Fine..the same Fine shall be openly and solemnly read. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie Pref. 5 The gathering of these sermons and the ingrosing of them faire again afterwarde. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 183 It..passes through the same forms as in the other house (except engrossing, which is already done). 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) 196 A sort of flourish..adopted in engrossing as a safeguard against the intrusion of a forged line. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 262 The enrolment and engrossing of the acts of parliament. attributive.1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 26. ⁋4 All Ingrossing Work..is risen 3s. in the Pound for want of Hands.1891 N.E.D. at Engrossing Mod. It was written in a sort of engrossing hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). engrossingadj. /ɛnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as engross v. + -ing suffix². That engrosses. 1. †a. That claims a large share; presumptuous, pretentious (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > overweening or presumption > [adjective] thristec897 overgartc1230 jollya1340 overweening1340 presumptuousa1398 presuming1434 presumptious?a1450 cock-horse1598 overweened1602 presumant1602 presumptive1609 self-assuming1647 presultory1652 assuming1695 pretending1727 engrossinga1797 hubristic1831 superweening1862 assumptious1878 assumptive1879 hubristical1923 a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. vi. 84 A term so engrossing gave offence and handle to ridicule. b. That fully occupies or absorbs the attention, faculties, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] catching?a1430 vive1528 fascinating1618 affecting1665 amusing1695 uptaking1737 striking1752 interesting1768 arresting1792 frappant1797 riveting1800 engrossing1820 enchaining1823 arrestive1834 alive1844 vivid1853 seizing1865 absorptive1881 absorbative1893 gripping1896 intriguing1909 attention-getting1917 grippy1921 head-turning1938 gimmicky1957 compulsive1961 spellbinding1978 stunty1981 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. i. 9 The engrossing nature of his occupation. 1825 E. Bulwer-Lytton Falkland 20 I had one deep, engrossing, yearning desire. 1875 A. Helps Aids Contentm. in Ess. 12 An alternation of the engrossing pursuit. †2. That makes gross or brutish. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] > coarse > rendering coarse engrossinga1626 coarsening1837 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > unrefined > making engrossinga1626 a1626 L. Andrewes Serm. vi. Repentance & Fasting 147 The Devil's only way, to rid Hypocrisie, by engrossing Epicurisme. Derivatives enˈgrossingly adv. in an engrossing manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adverb] strikingly1752 fascinatingly1773 interestingly1811 engrossingly1835 absorbingly1836 rivetingly1849 arrestingly1882 fruitily1918 intriguingly1922 grippingly1934 compulsively1966 1835 New Monthly Mag. 44 6 I intend to surprise the world whenever politics..draw less engrossingly on its attention. 1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 672 India has of late..engrossingly occupied the English mind. enˈgrossingness n. the quality of being engrossing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [noun] > quality of fascination1697 interestingness1759 strikingness1818 interest1821 engrossingness1848 mirch masala1980 1848 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 15 682 They temper in his mind the engrossingness of present things. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1483adj.a1626
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