Fatten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make fat or plump

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæʔn̩/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈatən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈatən/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈæʔn̩/.

Examples

We will plump out that poor starving child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fatten up fill out fat plump flesh out fatten out plump out

Parts of Speech

verb	make fat or plump “We will plump out that poor starving child”

Word Forms

fat

noun

a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mästen

dick oder prall machen

🇫🇷French

engraisser

rendre gros ou dodu

🇪🇸Spanish

engordar

engordar o engordar

🇮🇹Italian

ingrassare

rendere grasso o paffuto

🇳🇱Dutch

vetmesten

dik of mollig maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

engordar

engordar ou engordar

🇷🇺Russian

откармливать

сделать толстым или пухлым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोटा होना

मोटा या मोटा बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

মোটা করা

চর্বি বা মোটা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கொழுத்து

கொழுப்பு அல்லது குண்டாக செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

బలిసిన

లావుగా లేదా బొద్దుగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुष्ट करणे

चरबी किंवा मोटा बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચરબીયુક્ત

ચરબી અથવા ભરાવદાર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಬ್ಬಿಸು

ಕೊಬ್ಬು ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಬ್ಬಿದ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടിച്ചുകൊഴുക്കുക

തടിച്ചതോ തടിച്ചതോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟਾ

ਮੋਟਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਟਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

موٹا

موٹا یا بولڈ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

催肥

使脂肪或丰满

🇯🇵Japanese

太る

太ったりふっくらしたりする

🇰🇷Korean

살찌다

뚱뚱해지거나 통통해지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vỗ béo

làm béo hoặc đầy đặn

🇹🇭Thai

ขุน

ทำให้อ้วนหรืออวบอ้วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggemukkan

membuat gemuk atau montok

🇵🇭Filipino

magpataba

magpataba o mataba

🇲🇾Malay

menggemukkan

buat gemuk atau gemuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سمن

جعل الدهون أو ممتلئ الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

چاق کردن

چاق یا چاق شود

🇹🇷Turkish

şişmanlamak

şişman veya dolgun yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַטֵם

לעשות שמן או שמנמן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fatten'?

The primary meaning of 'fatten' is 'make fat or plump'.

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Using 'fatten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fatten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fatten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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