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