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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Pliny the Elder described how snails were raised in ponds and given wine to fatten them up.
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Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Record high after record high on Wall Street Across the Biden era, US stocks posted strong gains, fattening retirement accounts and providing hefty returns for investors.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
This is a particularly brutal blow for Harvard, which has been relying on rich international students to fatten their coffers for decades.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
The biggest crypto firms spent lavishly in 2023 and 2024 to fatten Fairshake’s war chest, which collected more than $162 million in that time frame; Coinbase contributed $46.5 million, Ripple Labs, $45 million and Andreessen Horowitz, a major crypto investor, $44 million.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Record high after record high on Wall Street Across the Biden era, US stocks posted strong gains, fattening retirement accounts and providing hefty returns for investors.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
This is a particularly brutal blow for Harvard, which has been relying on rich international students to fatten their coffers for decades.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
The biggest crypto firms spent lavishly in 2023 and 2024 to fatten Fairshake’s war chest, which collected more than $162 million in that time frame; Coinbase contributed $46.5 million, Ripple Labs, $45 million and Andreessen Horowitz, a major crypto investor, $44 million.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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“Fatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatten. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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