11 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun complete attention; intense mental effort
noun the mental state of being preoccupied by something
noun the quality of being intent and concentrated
originEtymology tree English engross Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English engrossment From engross + -ment.
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