fatten out

• Verbo compuesto que se utiliza para indicar el proceso de hacer algo más grueso, más lleno o más sustancial, tanto en sentido físico como figurado.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the process of making something thicker, fuller, or more substantial, often in a physical or figurative sense.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Become physically largerinformal

   To become fatter or thicker, especially in a specific area of the body.

   engrosar(se), volverse más grueso

   • He started to fatten out after he stopped exercising.
   • The puppy began to fatten out as it grew older.
   • She noticed her waistline starting to fatten out.

   Sinónimosfill outplump upswellthicken

   Antónimosleanslimthin

2. Increase in size or volumeinformal

   To make something thicker, fuller, or more substantial.

   engrosar

   • The chef added cream to fatten out the sauce.
   • We need to fatten out the report with more data.
   • The company plans to fatten out its product line.

   Sinónimosaugmentenlargeexpandfattenfill outplump upswellthicken

   Antónimosreduceshrinkslimthin

Verbo basefatten