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    fatten
    fat‧ten /ˈfætn/ verb
     Word Family: adjective: fat, fattening, fatty, fatted; noun: fat, fatty; verb: fatten
    1. [intransitive and transitive] to make an animal become fatter so that it is ready to eat, or to become fat and ready to eat
    2. [transitive] to make an amount larger:
        These projects simply serve to fatten the pockets of developers.
         
    fatten somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
      to make a person or animal fatter:
        My parents are always trying to fatten me up.