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engross

en.gross \in-'gro-s\ vt [ME engrossen, fr. AF engrosser, prob. fr. ML 
   ingrossare, fr.] [ME engrossen, fr. MF en gros in large quantities] L in + 
   ML grossa large handwriting, fr. L, fem. of grossus thick 1a: to copy or 
   write in a large hand  1b: to prepare the usu. final handwritten or printed 
   text of (an official  document) 2a: to purchase large quantities of (as for 
   speculation)  obs  2b: AMASS  2c: to take the whole of : MONOPOLIZE  - 
   en.gross.er n