GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Fatten (?), 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.
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2. To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, “to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood.” Dryden.
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fattened adj. fed until grown and ready for slaughter or for sale in the market; -- of market animals.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]