transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfa-t ə n ]
verb
( fat·tened ; fat·ten·ing ˈfat-niŋ, ˈfa-tə-niŋ)
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 ˈfat-nər, ˈfa-tə-nər noun