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- pronunciation:
- fae
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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verb |
| inflections: |
fattens, fattening, fattened |
| definition 1: |
to make fat.
The farmer fattens his animals with corn. |
| definition 2: |
to become plump or fat.
The bear fattened on berries before the long winter.- antonyms:
- slim
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| derivation: |
fattener (n.) |
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