'Fatten' definitions:
Definition of 'fatten'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Fatten'
From: GCIDE
- Fatten \Fat"ten\, v. i. To grow fat or corpulent; to grow plump, thick, or fleshy; to be pampered. [1913 Webster]
- And villains fatten with the brave man's labor. --Otway. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fatten'
From: GCIDE
- Fatten \Fat"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fattened; p. pr. & vb. n. Fattening.] [See Fat, v. t.]
- 1. To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fatten'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acculturate,
- add to,
- advance,
- aggrandize,
- aliment,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- amplify,
- augment,
- batten,
- become overweight,
- better,
- bloom,
- blossom,
- boom,
- boost,
- breast-feed,
- breed,
- bring forward,
- broaden,
- build,
- build up,
- civilize,
- culture,
- dress,
- dry-nurse,
- edify,
- educate,
- elevate,
- emend,
- engross,
- enhance,
- enlarge,
- enlighten,
- enrich,
- exalt,
- expand,
- extend,
- farm,
- fat,
- fatten up,
- favor,
- fecundify,
- feed,
- fertilize,
- fill out,
- flourish,
- flower,
- force-feed,
- forward,
- foster,
- fructify,
- gain weight,
- gather flesh,
- go straight,
- grow,
- grow fat,
- grow thick,
- hatch,
- hike,
- hike up,
- impregnate,
- improve,
- improve upon,
- incrassate,
- increase,
- inflate,
- inseminate,
- inspissate,
- jack up,
- jump up,
- keep,
- lactate,
- lard,
- lengthen,
- lift,
- make an improvement,
- manure,
- maximize,
- meliorate,
- mend,
- nourish,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- nutrify,
- parlay,
- pinguefy,
- plump,
- prolificate,
- promote,
- put on weight,
- put up,
- pyramid,
- raise,
- ranch,
- rear,
- refine upon,
- reform,
- run,
- socialize,
- straighten out,
- stuff,
- suckle,
- thick,
- thicken,
- thrive,
- transfigure,
- transform,
- up,
- upgrade,
- uplift,
- wet-nurse