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    fat·ten
    /ˈfatn/

    verb

    • 1. make or become fat or fatter: "he could do with some good food to fatten him up" Similar make fat/fatterfeed upfeedbuild upOpposite lose weight

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fattenFatten Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FATTEN is to make fat, fleshy, or plump; especially : to feed (an animal) for slaughter. How to use fatten in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFATTEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'fatten' fatten. (fætən ) Word forms: fattens , fattening , fattened. 1. verb. If an animal is fattened, or if it fattens, it becomes fatter as a result of eating more. The cattle are being fattened for slaughter. [be VERB -ed] The creature continued to grow and fatten. [VERB] [Also VERB noun]

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › fattenFATTEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) to make fat. to feed (animals) abundantly before slaughter. to enrich: to fatten the soil; to fatten one's pocketbook. Cards. Poker. to increase the number of chips in (a pot). Pinochle. to play a card that scores high on (a trick) expected to be taken by a partner. verb (used without object) to grow fat. fatten. / ˈfætən /

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fattenFatten - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    5 days ago · 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!"

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfatten verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    fatten (somebody/something) (up) to make somebody/something fatter, especially an animal before killing it for food; to become fatter The piglets are taken from the sow to be fattened for market. She's very thin after her illness—but we'll soon fatten her up.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › fattenFatten - definition of fatten by The Free Dictionary

    1. to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter. 2. (Agriculture) (tr) to cause (an animal or fowl) to become fat by feeding it. 3. (tr) to make fuller or richer. 4. (Agriculture) (tr) to enrich (soil) by adding fertilizing agents. ˈfattenable adj. ˈfattener n. ˈfattening adj.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of fatten – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    FATTEN definition: to make animals fatter so that they can be eaten. Learn more.