absorb, buy back, complete a purchase, enchant, fat, hold spellbound, make out, percolate in, regrate, soak in, tie up
Definitionv. devote
Last update: October 13, 2015
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I was totally engrossed in reading that book. [verb]
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In addition to his work at Sevres, quite enough to engross the entire energy of any ordinary man, he continued his more purely scientific work. [verb]
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To the indignation with which he regarded Oxford's refusal to advance him in the peerage the active St John added an old disgust at the treasurer's pedantic and dilatory formalism, as well as his evident propensity, while leaving his colleague the fatigues, to engross for himself the chief credit of the administration. [verb]
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Two things in the room seemed to engross the most of his attention: the baby in the cradle, and the rope which was attached to the ladder. [verb]
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The curved rock gave a melodious ring, and the husky waves a fine contrast to it, while the reader was so engrossed with grandeur--the grandeur of Frank's own mind. [verb]
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The servants were at the eastern end of the terrace watching the fire, too much engrossed to see their master and his companion land at the western steps. [verb]
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The weather was very cold, a sharp cutting wind blowing continuously; but this did not disturb Polikey, whose mind was engrossed with pleasant thoughts. [verb]
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SCROLL, engross, copy. [verb]
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Their eldest son had already outgrown his parents' caresses, when this little child appeared to engross all their care and love. [verb]
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This noise alarmed Strap so much, whose imagination was wholly engrossed by the image of Rifle, that, with a countenance as pale as milk, he cried, "O Lord." [verb]
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The Egyptian sat where he could not but see her; she, whom he had already engrossed in memory as his ideal of the Shulamite. [verb]
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