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verb
- 1. make or become fat or fatter: "he could do with some good food to fatten him up"
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.
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.
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!"
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.
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.
4 meanings: 1. to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter 2. to cause (an animal or fowl) to become fat by feeding it 3. to make.... Click for more definitions.
If you say that someone is fattening something such as a business or its profits, you mean that they are increasing the value of the business or its profits, in a way that you disapprove of.
Fatten Definition. To make fat, or plump, as by feeding; specif., to make (cattle, etc.) fat for slaughter. To make (land) fertile. To become fat. To increase the amount or substance of.
Jul 1, 2024 · fatten (third-person singular simple present fattens, present participle fattening, simple past and past participle fattened) ( transitive ) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter. We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving.
FATTEN definition: to make animals fatter so that they can be eaten. Learn more.
