engross vs interest

engross

verb
  • To completely engage the attention of. 

  • To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of. 

  • To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly. 

interest

verb
  • To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing. 

noun
  • A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity. 

  • An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor. 

  • The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. 

  • Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance. 

  • Any excess over and above an exact equivalent 

  • The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively. 

  • Something or someone one is interested in. 

  • Attention that is given to or received from someone or something. 

How often have the words engross and interest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )