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- 1. make or become fat or fatter: "he could do with some good food to fatten him up" Similar Opposite
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Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb fatten, which means to make somebody or something fatter, especially an animal before killing it for food. See examples, synonyms and related words.
verb (used without object) to grow fat. fatten. / ˈfætən / verb. to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter. tr to cause (an animal or fowl) to become fat by feeding it. tr to make fuller or richer. tr to enrich (soil) by adding fertilizing agents. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈfattenable, adjective. ˈfattener, noun. ˈfattening, adjective.
To fatten someone is to feed them until they become bigger and fatter. Your grandmother might see a tiny baby and say, "His mother needs to fatten him up!" A farmer might spend weeks trying to fatten his prize pigs before he sells them for meat, and you may visit relatives who keep cooking you delicious food in an attempt to fatten you up.
Learn the meaning of fatten as a verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples. Fatten can mean to make fat, to feed animals, to enrich, or to increase something.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, and examples of the verb fatten, which means to make fat, fleshy, or plump, especially to feed an animal for slaughter. See also the word history, usage, and related entries of fatten.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb fatten, which means to make fat or plump, to feed animals, or to enrich soil. Find synonyms, translations, and related words for fatten in different languages.
If you say that someone is fattening something such as a business or its profits, you mean that they are increasing the value of the business or its profits, in a way that you disapprove of.
