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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fatten \Fat"ten\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Fattened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fattening}.] [See {Fat}, verb (used with an object)]
1. To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat.
2. To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood. --Dryden.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
fattened \fattened\ adjective fed until grown and ready for slaughter or for sale in the market; -- of market animals. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fattened
adjective: (of market animals) made ready for market
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