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fatten
[
fat
-n
]
Origin
fat·ten
/
ˈfæt
n
/
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fat
-n
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to make fat.
2.
to feed (animals) abundantly before slaughter.
3.
to enrich:
to fatten the soil; to fatten one's pocketbook.
4.
Cards
.
a.
Poker
.
to increase the number of chips in (a pot).
b.
Pinochle
.
to play a card that scores high on (a trick) expected to be taken by a partner.
verb (used without object)
5.
to grow
fat
.
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Origin:
1545–55;
fat
+
-en
1
Related forms
fat·ten·a·ble,
adjective
fat·ten·er,
noun
o·ver·fat·ten,
verb (used with object)
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fatten
(ˈfæt
ə
n)
—
vb
1.
to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter
2.
(
tr
) to cause (an animal or fowl) to become fat by feeding it
3.
(
tr
) to make fuller or richer
4.
(
tr
) to enrich (soil) by adding fertilizing agents
'fattenable
—
adj
'fattener
—
n
'fattening
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
fatten
1550s, from
fat
+
-en
(1). Related: Fattened.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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