fatten

[ fat-n ]
/ ˈfæt n /
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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.
  1. Poker. to increase the number of chips in (a pot).
  2. 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.

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Origin of fatten

First recorded in 1545–55; fat + -en1

OTHER WORDS FROM fatten

fat·ten·a·ble, adjectivefat·ten·er, nouno·ver·fat·ten, verb (used with object)

Words nearby fatten

fatsia, fatso, fatstock, fatted calf, fatted calf, kill the, fatten, fattish, fattism, fatty, fatty acid, fatty acid oxidation cycle
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Words related to fatten

swell, broaden, augment, feed, thicken, bloat, distend, wax, increase, spread, stuff, thrive, cram, plump, expand, fill, overfeed, coarsen

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British Dictionary definitions for fatten

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

Derived forms of fatten

fattenable, adjectivefattener, nounfattening, adjective
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