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fatten Definition and Meaning in English (fatten definition)

verb
Synonyms:gain weightplump upthicken
Quick Answer • Definition

Fatten definition: To make an animal or person fatter, especially for food or to improve their health.

Definitions of Fatten

  1. 1verb

    To make an animal or person fatter, especially for food or to improve their health.

  2. 2verb

    To become fatter or gain weight.

Example Sentences

business

“Farmers often fatten their cattle before selling them.”

casual

“Eating too much sugar will fatten you quickly.”

casual

“The rich diet helped to fatten the young pigs.”

Synonyms

gain weightplump upthicken

Antonyms

lose weightslim downthin

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensefattened
present participlefattening
nounfatness
agent nounfattener
adjectivefat

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Fatten definition: To make an animal or person fatter, especially for food or to improve their health.
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'Fatten' translates to 'fatten' in English. Fatten definition: To make an animal or person fatter, especially for food or to improve their health.
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