v.
Pronunciation: ' fa-t ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: fat · tened ; fat · ten · ing \ ' fat-ni ŋ , ' fa-t ə -ni ŋ \
Date: circa 1552
transitive verb
1 a : to make fat, fleshy, or plump especially : to feed (as a stock animal) for slaughter b : to make more substantial
2 : to make fertile
intransitive verb : to become fat
– fat · ten · er \ ' fat-n ə r, ' fa-t ə -n ə r \ noun