fatten

v., -tened, -ten·ing, -tens.

v.tr.

1. To make plump or fat.
2. To fertilize (land).
3. To increase the amount or substance of: fatten one's bank account.

v.intr.
To grow fat or fatter.

fattener fat'ten·er n.

v

Definition: grow or make bigger; nourish
Antonyms: thin, undernourish

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make fat or plump
  Synonyms: fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fede, opfede, berige, gøde
v. intr. - blive fed

idioms:

• fatten up    opfede

Nederlands (Dutch)
vetmesten, lijviger maken (ook figuurlijk), bemesten, dik/vet worden

Français (French)
v. tr. - engraisser, faire grossir
v. intr. - engraisser, devenir gras

idioms:

• fatten up    engraisser, faire grossir

Deutsch (German)
v. - mästen, herausfüttern, fett werden

idioms:

• fatten up    mästen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παχαίνω, σιτεύω

idioms:

• fatten up    παχαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
ingrassare

idioms:

• fatten up    ingrassare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - engordar, enriquecer

idioms:

• fatten up    engordar (animal)

Русский (Russian)
откармливать, удобрять, толстеть

idioms:

• fatten up    откормить, полнеть, поправиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cebar, engordar, fertilizar
v. intr. - cebar, engordar

idioms:

• fatten up    cebar, engordar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göda, bli fet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
养肥, 使肥沃, 长肥, 变肥沃

idioms:

• fatten up    使肥胖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 養肥, 使肥沃
v. intr. - 長肥, 變肥沃

idioms:

• fatten up    使肥胖

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 살찌게 하다, ~풍부하게 하다
v. intr. - 살찌다, 뚱뚱해지다

idioms:

• fatten up    더 살찌게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 太らせる, 太る, 肥やす, 肥える

idioms:

• fatten up    肥す, 増やす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسمن , يخصب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השמין, פיטם, השביח (קרקע)‬
v. intr. - ‮השמין, התפטם‬

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