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Fatten vs Saginate - What's the difference?

fatten | saginate |

As verbs the difference between fatten and saginate

is that fatten is to become fatter while saginate is to fatten.

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

    saginate

    English

    Verb

  • (archaic) to fatten

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