2syllables
batten
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Definitions ofbatten
1verb
- To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
- To feed (on); to revel (in).
- To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
- To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
Example: "Robber barons who battened on the poor"
- To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
- To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
- To fertilize or enrich, as land.
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