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BNC: 15231 COCA: 15932

fatten

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fatten /ˈfætn̩/ verb
fattens; fattened; fattening /ˈfætnɪŋ/
fatten
/ˈfætn̩/
verb
fattens; fattened; fattening /ˈfætnɪŋ/
Learner's definition of FATTEN
[+ object] : to make (someone or something) fat使发胖;使增肥
[no object] : to become fat发胖;增肥usually + up

— fattening

adjective [more fattening; most fattening]
BNC: 15231 COCA: 15932

fatten

verb

fat·​ten ˈfa-tᵊn How to pronounce fatten (audio)
fattened; fattening ˈfat-niŋ How to pronounce fatten (audio)
ˈfa-tə-niŋ

transitive verb

1
a
: to make fat, fleshy, or plump
especially : to feed (an animal) for slaughter
b
: to make more substantial
2
: to make fertile

intransitive verb

: to become fat
fattener
ˈfat-nər How to pronounce fatten (audio)
ˈfa-tə-nər
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The green-hued parrots, in flocks of about 15 birds, flit from tree to tree to find a good spot to fatten up for the winter. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Librarians and open-internet activists say it’s not, and stopping it is a way for publishers to assert control and fatten their pockets. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 Rather, it’s been driven by structural issues in the post-pandemic global supply chain and by corporate actions designed to fatten profits, which are then funneled to executives and shareholders. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Those higher bond yields fatten insurers’ net interest margins, or the difference between investment returns and claims paid out to policyholders. Brett Owens, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 They are put on an intensive feeding program to fatten them up before release, and fed fish twice a day. CNN, 30 May 2022 Unlike salmon that spawn and die, the steelhead trout will fatten up this summer on Lake Erie baitfish and return year after year. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 12 May 2022 These are teams and conferences that cannot afford to miss a single game that could fatten their ranking in the NET, a critical tournament-deciding metric. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2022 For the past decade, the company has spent freely to fatten its library, eventually making hundreds of shows and movies a year, with the goal of staying ahead of its many online rivals. David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of fatten was circa 1552
BNC: 15231 COCA: 15932

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