Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fatten
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(fattens, fattening, fattened) 1. If an animal is fattened, or if it fattens, it becomes fatter as a result of eating more. The cattle are being fattened for slaughter... The creature continued to grow and fatten. VERB: be V-ed, V, also V n 2. If you say that someone is fattening something such as a business or its profits, you mean that they are increasing the value of the business or its profits, in a way that you disapprove of. (BUSINESS) They have kept the price of sugar artificially high and so fattened the company’s profits. VERB: V n c darkgreen]disapproval • Fatten up means the same as fatten. The Government is making the taxpayer pay to fatten up a public sector business for private sale. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~ed; ~ing) 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 • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. & intr. (esp. with ref. to meat-producing animals) make or become fat. 2 tr. enrich (soil). ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. откармливать (на убой) 2. жиреть, толстеть the sheep fatten quickly on these rich pastures —- на этих богатых пастбищах овцы быстро тучнеют you need fattening up —- тебе нужно поправиться 3. удобрять (землю) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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on наживаться за счет кого-л. For years the directors have been fattening on the efforts of the workers. FATTEN v. 1) откармливать на убой (тж. fatten out) The farmer is fattening up the chickens for Christmas. 2) жиреть, толстеть (тж. fatten out) Youve fattened out during the winter, you should take some exercise to lose weight. 3) удобрять (землю) - fatten on ...Англо-русский словарь
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