batten
/ˈbætən/ verb C2- To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
- Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
- Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
- Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others. · Robber barons who battened on the poor
- To gloat at; to revel in.
- To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.
Plural batten · He/she/it battens · Past battened · Past participle battened · -ing form battening
Verb forms
- Base form
- batten
- He/she/it
- battens
- Past
- battened
- Past participle
- battened
- -ing form
- battening
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