fatten

[fat-n] / ˈfæt n /

VERB

grow or make bigger; nourish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment broaden build up swell

STRONG

bloat coarsen cram distend expand feed fill increase overfeed plump spread stuff thicken thrive wax

WEAK

gain weight put flesh on put on weight round out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

STRONG

contract deflate deplete lose shrink

WEAK

thin undernourish

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Feeders are ranchers who own feedlots where they fatten cattle and sell them to meatpackers.

From The Wall Street Journal

They arrived at the start of December at Smithfield Common in the City of London, where they were rested and fattened up for Christmas.

From BBC

"I am thinking of setting up a new unit with my son for fattening calves," he says.

From BBC

They are used to supply farms where they are fattened up for sale in Asia where eels are a highly sought delicacy.

From Barron's

He was a skinny teenager told to go to buy milkshakes to "fatten him up".

From BBC