Engrossment: alternatives and connections

The state of being abstracted; abstract character.

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The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.

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of Centre

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of Centre

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The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

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of Focus

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Devotion to a particular and restricted part or branch of knowledge, art, or science; as, medical specialism.

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A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence.

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The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

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A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or plac…

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A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or plac…

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Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.

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Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.

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To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held.

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To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held.

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The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the…

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The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

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The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

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The state or quality of being intent; close application; attention.

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The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land.

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The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.

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