engrosser

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English

Etymology

From engross +‎ -er.

Noun

engrosser (plural engrossers)

  1. One who copies a piece of writing in large, attractive characters.
  2. One who takes the whole; a purchaser of such quantities in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller.
    • 1691, [John Locke], Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, and Raising the Value of Money. , London: Awnsham and John Churchill, , published 1692, →OCLC:
      if the engrossing be of all the commodity , and it be of general use , the price is at the will of the engrosser

References

French

Etymology

From en- +‎ gros +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡʁo.se/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)

Verb

engrosser

  1. (vulgar, transitive) to impregnate, to knock up
    Synonym: encloquer

Conjugation

Conjugation of engrosser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple engrosser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple engrossant
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle engrossé
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present engrosse
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/ 		engrosses
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/ 		engrosse
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/ 		engrossons
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sɔ̃/ 		engrossez
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.se/ 		engrossent
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/
imperfect engrossais
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sɛ/ 		engrossais
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sɛ/ 		engrossait
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sɛ/ 		engrossions
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sjɔ̃/ 		engrossiez
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sje/ 		engrossaient
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sɛ/
past historic2 engrossai
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.se/ 		engrossas
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sa/ 		engrossa
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sa/ 		engrossâmes
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sam/ 		engrossâtes
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sat/ 		engrossèrent
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sɛʁ/
future engrosserai
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁe/ 		engrosseras
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁa/ 		engrossera
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁa/ 		engrosserons
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁɔ̃/ 		engrosserez
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁe/ 		engrosseront
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁɔ̃/
conditional engrosserais
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁɛ/ 		engrosserais
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁɛ/ 		engrosserait
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁɛ/ 		engrosserions
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		engrosseriez
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sə.ʁje/ 		engrosseraient
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present engrosse
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/ 		engrosses
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/ 		engrosse
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/ 		engrossions
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sjɔ̃/ 		engrossiez
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sje/ 		engrossent
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/
imperfect2 engrossasse
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sas/ 		engrossasses
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sas/ 		engrossât
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sa/ 		engrossassions
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		engrossassiez
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sa.sje/ 		engrossassent
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — engrosse
/ɑ̃.ɡʁos/ 		— engrossons
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.sɔ̃/ 		engrossez
/ɑ̃.ɡʁo.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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