| VERB | cognition | engross, steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, absorb, soak up | devote (oneself) fully to |
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| cognition | engross, absorb, engage, occupy | consume all of one's attention or time |
| Sounds | ihngrow's | |
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| Rhymes | adios ... sucrose: 36 rhymes with ows... | |
| Meaning | Devote (oneself) fully to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, absorb, soak up | |
| Caused by | plunge, immerse | Cause to be immersed |
| Narrower | drink in, drink | Be fascinated or spell-bound by |
| Broader | concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet | direct one's attention on something |
| Similar to | plunge, immerse | Cause to be immersed |
| Spanish | absorberse, abstraerse, aislarse, concentrarse, embelesarse, empaparse, enfrascarse, ensimismarse, sumergirse, zambullirse | |
| Catalan | immergir-se, submergir-se | |
| Nouns | engrossment | the quality of being intent and concentrated |
| engrossment | the mental state of being preoccupied by something | |
| engrossment | complete attention | |
| Meaning | Consume all of one's attention or time. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to engross Sue | |
| Synonyms | absorb, engage, occupy | |
| Narrower | consume | Engage fully |
| involve | occupy or engage the interest of | |
| rivet | hold (someone's attention) | |
| Broader | interest | excite the curiosity of |
| Spanish | absorber, atraer, ocupar | |
| Catalan | absorbir, atraure, atreure, ocupar | |
| Nouns | engrossment | the quality of being intent and concentrated |
| engrossment | the mental state of being preoccupied by something | |
| engrossment | complete attention | |
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