fatten

[ fat-n ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to make fat.

  2. to feed (animals) abundantly before slaughter.

  1. to enrich: to fatten the soil; to fatten one's pocketbook.

  2. 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)
  1. to grow fat.

Origin of fatten

1
First recorded in 1545–55; fat + -en1

Other words from fatten

  • fat·ten·a·ble, adjective
  • fat·ten·er, noun
  • o·ver·fat·ten, verb (used with object)

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How to use fatten in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for fatten

fatten

/ (ˈfætən) /


verb
  1. to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter

  2. (tr) to cause (an animal or fowl) to become fat by feeding it

  1. (tr) to make fuller or richer

  2. (tr) to enrich (soil) by adding fertilizing agents

Derived forms of fatten

  • fattenable, adjective
  • fattener, noun
  • fattening, adjective

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