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engraisser

to fatten (up)

verb ahn-greh-SEH Rare
Animals & Nature Farm Animals

Also means

to fertilise

Usage Note

Engraisser means to fatten animals for slaughter or, colloquially and pejoratively, to make someone rich at others' expense (engraisser les actionnaires). The reflexive s'engraisser means to grow fat or, figuratively, to line one's pockets. The related noun is l'engraissement (fattening).

Examples

"On engraisse les canards pour faire du foie gras."

Natural Translation

Ducks are fattened to make foie gras.

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