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Fatted vs Fattened - What's the difference?

fatted | fattened |

As an adjective fatted

is made fat; fattened.

As a verb fattened is

past tense of fatten fatted.

fatted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made fat; fattened.

    • Derived terms

    * fatted calf * kill the fatted calf

    fattened

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fatten) fatted

    • fatten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become fatter
    • He gradually fattened in the five years after getting married.
  • To cause to be fatter
    • We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving.
  • To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich.
    • to fatten land
    (Dryden)

    Synonyms

    * (become fatter) get fat, grow fat, put on weight, gain

    See also

    * fattening * fatten up