fatten: Meaning and Definition of

fat•ten

1. to make fat.
2. to feed (animals) abundantly before slaughter.
3. to enrich: to fatten the soil; to fatten one's pocketbook.
1. Poker.to increase the number of chips in (a pot).
2. Pinochle.to play a card that scores high on (a trick) expected to be taken by a partner.

1. to grow fat.