ingrassare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- engross verb To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
- fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
- fatten verb To make an animal or person fatter, often by feeding them richly.
- lard noun Soft white fat from a pig, rendered down and used in cooking or baking.
- stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
Senses
ingrassare is used for these senses in English:
- engross (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
- fat (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
- fatten (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
- fatten (intransitive, of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.
- fill out (intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.
- lard To fatten; to enrich.
- put on weight To experience a weight gain, to increase in weight.
- stall To keep close; to keep secret.
engross — full definition
- verb To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
- verb To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
- verb To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
- verb To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
fat — full definition
- noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
- adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
- noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.