What does the word engross mean?

Usage examples for engross

  1. These two last days you have happened to engross the whole conversation at the great houses where I was at dinner. – Sterne by H.D. Traill
  2. Gradually Gwen's packet absorbed more than its fair share of the Earl's attention; finally, seemed to engross it completely. – When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
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