Definition of fatten - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
gaining weightintr. become fat or fatterintr.
- He tends to fatten during the holidays.
2.
agriculturetr. cause an animal to gain weight by feedingtr.
- Farmers fatten the pigs before selling them.
3.
thickeningtr. Rare make something thicker or more substantialtr. Rare
- They fattened the book with additional pages.
4.
businesstr. Rare increase the value of a business or profitstr. Rare
- They are accused of fattening their profits unethically.
Expressions with fatten
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make something plumper or larger
They fatten up the calves before winter.
make something thicker or rounder
She decided to fatten out the sauce with some cream.
Origin of fatten
Old English, fatian (to grow fat)
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agriculture
fatten animals to increase fat for making grease
Examples of fatten in a sentence
Some people fatten as they age. They fatten the cattle for better market prices. To fatten the sheep, they used a special diet. They fatten the sauce with cream. He decided to fatten the soup with potatoes. The new strategy helped fatten the company's market share.
They implemented measures to fatten their annual revenue.
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- French:grossir, engraisser, ...
- German:zunehmen, mästen, ...
- Italian:ingrassare, nutrire, ...
- Spanish:engordar, cebar, ...
- Portuguese:engordar, engrossar, ...
- Chinese:发胖, 催肥, ...
- Japanese:太る, 肥やす, ...
- Arabic:سَمِنَ, سَمَّنَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַשְׁמִין, לְפַטֵּם, ...
- Russian:полнеть, откармливать, ...
- Ukrainian:набирати вагу, відгодовувати, ...
- Hindi:मोटा होना, मोटा करना, ...
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