fattened; fattening
fa-tə-niŋ 
ˈfat-niŋˈ
1
a
: to make fat, fleshy, or plump
especially
: to feed (an animal) for slaughter
b
: to make more substantial
2
: to make fertile
: to become fat
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All the vampires begin to feel like failures — and there’s so much negative energy in the air that Colin is fattening up before our very eyes.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
Game animals are typically fattened up to prepare themselves for the season.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
The rather disgusting term is applied to these scams as the victim has their trust built up by the attackers before moving in for the kill, in an analogous way to a pig being fattened up before slaughter.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Antimicrobials are used not only to treat infections in humans but also to prevent infections in farm animals or sometimes just to rapidly fatten them up.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
Game animals are typically fattened up to prepare themselves for the season.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
The rather disgusting term is applied to these scams as the victim has their trust built up by the attackers before moving in for the kill, in an analogous way to a pig being fattened up before slaughter.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Antimicrobials are used not only to treat infections in humans but also to prevent infections in farm animals or sometimes just to rapidly fatten them up.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Fatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatten. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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