engrossmentn.

/ɛnˈɡrəʊsmənt/

Etymology: < engross v. + -ment suffix.

The action of engrossing; the state of being engrossed.

1. The action of buying up in large quantities, of collecting greedily from all quarters: concrete that which is so bought up or collected.

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

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Monopolo, an engrossement of any merchandize into one mans handes.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. iii. 208 This bitter taste Yeelds his engrossements to the ending father.

1648 Regall Apol. 31 Ingrossement of all Places and Offices of profit into Members hands.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. v. 530 (note) He kept the grain on board the ships, to make his profit out of its engrossment.

1885 Liverpool Daily Post 4 Feb. 4/7 The gradual engrossment of the ancient common lands.

2. The state or fact of being engrossed or absorbed in occupations, thoughts, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun]

intendance1390

intentionc1400

intensiona1619

absorption1640

immersion1647

preoccupation1788

concentration1823

engrossment1838

self-condensation1841

enchainment1849

submergence1872

immersal1901

absorbency1974

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] > condition of

whole-mindedness1528

intentiveness1561

intentness1642

undistractedness1660

fascination1768

concentrativeness1823

preoccupancy1830

absorbedness1833

concentratedness1835

engrossment1838

raptness1856

fixedness1863

absorbancy1909

1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. i. ii. 37 Graceful and happy in the engrossment of her simple duties.

1851 J. Cairns Mem. J. Clark 29 Amidst the engrossment of other studies.

1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (1879) ii. xv. 608 The entire engrossment of the mind with whatever may be for a time the object of its attention.

3. The action of writing out in a fair or legal character. Also concrete what is thus written; a record; figurative in quot.

ΘΚΠ

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

enrolling1467

engrossing1483

engrossment1526

1526 Ord. R. Househ. Hen. VIII 140 The Clerkes of the Green cloath or one of them, be dayly attendant in the compting-house for the engrossement of daily bookes of the expences of the day before.

1638 T. Jackson Treat. Consecration Sonne of God 72 The true beliefe or perswasion of our interest in this promise is but the ingrossment of our former apprehension in our hearts.

a1674 Earl of Clarendon Life II. 495 (T.) Which clause being afterwards added to the engrossment it [the bill] was again thus reformed.

1710 H. Bedford Vindic. Church of Eng. 123 Was not this Ingrossment subsequent to that Paper?

1837 F. Palgrave Merchant & Friar (1844) i. 17 The shred or remnant..of the membrane previously used for the engrossment of some charter.

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

单词	engrossment
释义	engrossmentn. /ɛnˈɡrəʊsmənt/ Etymology: < engross v. + -ment suffix. The action of engrossing; the state of being engrossed. 1. The action of buying up in large quantities, of collecting greedily from all quarters: concrete that which is so bought up or collected. 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 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Monopolo, an engrossement of any merchandize into one mans handes. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. iii. 208 This bitter taste Yeelds his engrossements to the ending father. View more context for this quotation 1648 Regall Apol. 31 Ingrossement of all Places and Offices of profit into Members hands. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. v. 530 (note) He kept the grain on board the ships, to make his profit out of its engrossment. 1885 Liverpool Daily Post 4 Feb. 4/7 The gradual engrossment of the ancient common lands. 2. The state or fact of being engrossed or absorbed in occupations, thoughts, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] intendance1390 intentionc1400 intensiona1619 absorption1640 immersion1647 preoccupation1788 concentration1823 engrossment1838 self-condensation1841 enchainment1849 submergence1872 immersal1901 absorbency1974 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] > condition of whole-mindedness1528 intentiveness1561 intentness1642 undistractedness1660 fascination1768 concentrativeness1823 preoccupancy1830 absorbedness1833 concentratedness1835 engrossment1838 raptness1856 fixedness1863 absorbancy1909 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. i. ii. 37 Graceful and happy in the engrossment of her simple duties. 1851 J. Cairns Mem. J. Clark 29 Amidst the engrossment of other studies. 1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (1879) ii. xv. 608 The entire engrossment of the mind with whatever may be for a time the object of its attention. 3. The action of writing out in a fair or legal character. Also concrete what is thus written; a record; figurative in quot. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > manner of writing > [noun] > writing out in fair hand enrolling1467 engrossing1483 engrossment1526 1526 Ord. R. Househ. Hen. VIII 140 The Clerkes of the Green cloath or one of them, be dayly attendant in the compting-house for the engrossement of daily bookes of the expences of the day before. 1638 T. Jackson Treat. Consecration Sonne of God 72 The true beliefe or perswasion of our interest in this promise is but the ingrossment of our former apprehension in our hearts. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Life II. 495 (T.) Which clause being afterwards added to the engrossment it [the bill] was again thus reformed. 1710 H. Bedford Vindic. Church of Eng. 123 Was not this Ingrossment subsequent to that Paper? 1837 F. Palgrave Merchant & Friar (1844) i. 17 The shred or remnant..of the membrane previously used for the engrossment of some charter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1526
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