to fatten
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2.2
- verb
- /ˈfætən/
:
engordar
- Farmers usually fatten up their livestock with special feeds to prepare them for market.
- fatten steers
- fatten pigs
- fattening operations
You buy the cow, you fatten it up, you grow it, and then you sell it.
- You buy the cow, you fatten it up, you grow it, and then you sell it.
- Young people just need to fatten your bodies for the blood dwells within.
Examples
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Pigs shared in the available food or were fattened on maize and garbage.
Academic text (1997) -
You buy the cow, you fatten it up, you grow it, and then you sell it.
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We're the ones that fatten them up -
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We'll fatten you up before you return to Boston.
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If anything, you need fattening up.
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We've got to fatten you up like a pig.
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The cattle are born in an area responsible for deforestation, then they're moved to a sustainable farm where they get branded, fattened, and sent to a certified slaughterhouse.
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To prepare for the winter, they constantly fatten their cattle by providing high-quality hay.
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She decided to fatten up her dog to ensure he stayed warm during the cold months.
Synonyms
58
2.2
To gain weight and become heavier
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2.8
To become or make something fuller by adding more
10
2.3
To give extra food so a person or animal gains weight
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7.7
To make someone gain body weight
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3.8
To make someone or something fuller and rounder
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6.2
To become rounder and fuller, usually by gaining weight
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9.1
To become slightly fatter by gaining weight
To make an animal or person gain weight
To make an animal or person fatter
To make someone or something rounder and fuller
To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Fat
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2.2
12
5.9
1
4.5
870
1.0
931
3.1
4
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fatten comes from the old English word fat meaning 'fat', plus the ending -en meaning 'make'. So, to fatten is literally to 'make fat', like feeding animals to make them plumper or adding butter to fatten a sauce.