fatten

verb

fat·ten | \ˈfa-tᵊn

fattened; fattening\ ˈfat-niŋ ,

ˈfa-tə-niŋ \

Definition of fatten

transitive verb

1a : to make fat, fleshy, or plump especially : to feed (an animal) for slaughter

b : to make more substantial

2 : to make fertile

intransitive verb

: to become fat

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That has come as the company has managed the rare feat of accelerating the growth of its already massive business while also fattening up its bottom line. — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "Amazon’s Third Party Needs to Keep Raging," 7 Oct. 2018 That has helped pushed up average new-car prices to record highs and fatten auto makers’ profit margins. — Chester Dawson, WSJ, "Car Makers Get Their Wish on Fuel-Efficiency Standards," 3 Apr. 2018 Worse for Seattle is that its division deficit could conceivably grow: While the Mariners’ next six games are against the powerhouse Yankees and Red Sox on the road, the Astros get to fatten up against the Rays, Blue Jays and Royals. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "The Houston Astros Are Only Getting Better," 19 June 2018 But taking a creative risk can garner you loads of attention, as well as helping to fatten your bottom line. — Rob Weinberg, Pomerado News, "Must trade shows be boring?," 12 July 2018 Hardly: From 2014 through 2016, American had authorized $9 billion in share buybacks to fatten the shareholders’ take. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "Employers will do almost anything to find workers to fill jobs — except pay them more," 10 July 2018 As the bundles have fattened, so too have the prices, Sappington said. — Jennifer Van Grove, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Price hikes for cord-cutters. What gives?," 7 July 2018 That situation has allowed Texas to fatten its rainy day fund to $11 billion, Whitley says, while forcing local governments to pay a higher share of costs once shouldered by the state. — Gordon Dickson And Nicholas Sakelaris, star-telegram, "Priced out of their home? North Texans see tax bill rise $1,200 in five years," 6 July 2018 Now that chicks have fledged, territories will be abandoned and attention will turn to fattening up for migration. — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, "Bird activity slows this time of year, but it’ll pick up soon," 27 June 2018

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