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

Verb

to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter

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

verb 2. feed up, feed, stuff, build up, cram, nourish, distend, bloat, overfeed

Translations

fatten [ˈfætn] vt, vi → engordar;

chocolate is fattening → el chocolate engorda

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fatten [ˈfætn] vt, vi → engraisser

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fatten [ˈfætn] vt → mästen

vi (person) → dick werden;

(animal) → fett werden;

chocolate is fattening → Schokolade macht dick

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fatten [ˈfætn] vt, vi → ingrassare;

chocolate is fattening → la cioccolata fa ingrassare

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fatten, fatty fat