fatten

fat·ten  (ftn)

v. fat·tened, fat·ten·ing, fat·tens

v.tr.

1. To make plump or fat.

2. To fertilize (land).

3. To increase the amount or substance of: fatten one's bank account.

v.intr.

To grow fat or fatter.

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fatten·er n.

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fatten [ˈfæt^ən]

vb

1. to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to cause (an animal or fowl) to become fat by feeding it

3. (tr) to make fuller or richer

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to enrich (soil) by adding fertilizing agents

fattenable  adj

fattener  n

fattening  adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

fatten - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" fat, fatten out, fatten up, flesh out, plump out, plump, fill out alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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fatten

verb

1. grow fat, spread, expand, swell, thrive, broaden, thicken, put on weight, gain weight, coarsen, become fat, become fatter The creature continued to grow and fatten.

2. (often with up) feed up, feed, stuff, build up, cram, nourish, distend, bloat, overfeed They fattened up ducks and geese.

Translations

fatten [ˈfætn]

A. VT (also fatten up) [+ animal] → cebar, engordar

B. VI → engordar

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fatten [ˈfæt^ən]

vt

[+ animal] → engraisser

[+ business] → renforcer; [+ profits] → accroître

vi [animal] → engraisser

fatten up

vt sep [+ business] → renforcer; [+ profits] → accroître

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fatten

vt (also fatten up) animals → mästen; people → herausfüttern (inf); (fig) profits → erhöhen; budget → aufstocken; are you trying to fatten me up? (inf) → du willst mich wohl mästen? (inf)

vi (also fatten up or out, animal) → fett werden; (person) → dick werden; (through overeating) → sich mästen (inf)

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fatten [ˈfætn] vt & vi (also fatten up) → ingrassare

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fatten [ˈfætn] vt & vi (also fatten up) → ingrassare

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fatten, fatty fat