fatten
pronunciation
How to pronounce fatten in British English:
UK [ˈfætn]
How to pronounce fatten in American English:
US [ˈfætn]
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- Verb:
- make fat or plump
Word Origin
- fatten (v.)
- 1550s, "to make fat," from fat + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1630s. Related: Fattened; fattener. The earlier verb was simply fat (v.).
Example
- 1. China , which needs corn to fatten its vast population of pigs , is one source of support .
- 2. Mothers usually fatten their children up with milk .
- 3. The farmer tried to fatten the lean cattle for market .
- 4. Let 's give her some food and fatten her up .
- 5. My mum gives me so much food I think she wants to fatten me up .