(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If an animal is ~ed, or if it ~s, it becomes fatter as a result of eating more.
The cattle are being ~ed for slaughter...
The creature continued to grow and ~.
VERB: be V-ed, V, also V n
2.
If you say that someone is ~ing something such as a business or its profits, you mean that they are increasing the value of the business or its profits, in a way that you disapprove of. (BUSINESS)
They have kept the price of sugar artificially high and so ~ed the company’s profits.
VERB: V n disapproval
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Fatten up means the same as ~ .
The Government is making the taxpayer pay to ~ up a public sector business for private sale.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P