verbπShareTo cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter."We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving."bodyfoodphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter."He gradually fattened in the five years after getting married."bodyphysiologyfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make thick or thicker (something containing paper, often money)."I spent all afternoon fattening my report with extra charts and detailed explanations to make it look more substantial. "foodeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo become thick or thicker."The old armchair was getting fattening with every extra blanket I draped over it. "bodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make (soil) fertile and fruitful."to fatten land"agricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo become fertile and fruitful."The farmer carefully tended his fields, hoping the rich soil would be fattening the crops and promising a bountiful harvest. "agricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock."The farmer's careful fattening of the piglets prepared them for the upcoming market. "foodanimalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of becoming fatter."The farmer worried about the fattening of his pigs before the market. "bodyfoodphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareThat causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value."The extra large pepperoni pizza was very fattening. "foodbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
