fatten

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre ou de devenir gros ou plus gros, souvent en parlant d'animaux ou de personnes.

A verb used to indicate the act of making or becoming fat or fatter, often in reference to animals or people.

1. Make or become fatB1formal

   To cause an animal or person to become fatter, often by feeding them more.

   engraisser

   • Farmers fatten cattle before slaughter.
   • She tried to fatten her cat by giving it extra food.
   • The diet is designed to fatten up underweight patients.

   Synonymesbuild upfatten outfatten upflesh outplump upstuff

   Antonymesleanreduceslimstarvethin

2. Increase in size or amountB2informal

   To make something larger, thicker, or more substantial.

   engraisser, grossir

   • The company plans to fatten its profits by raising prices.
   • He added more details to fatten the report.
   • The sauce needs to be fattened with cream.

   Synonymesaugmentenlargeexpandincreaseswellthicken

   Antonymesreduceshrinkslimthin

Variantes phrasalfatten outfatten up