Fatten

verb

/ˈfætən/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbTo cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.

"We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving."

2.verb(of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.

"He gradually fattened in the five years after getting married."

3.verbTo make thick or thicker (something containing paper, often money).

4.verbTo become thick or thicker.

5.verbTo make (soil) fertile and fruitful.

"to fatten land"

6.verbTo become fertile and fruitful.

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