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Battened

To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.

📖 Definitions of "Battened"

verb
  1. 1

    To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.

  2. 2

    To feed (on); to revel (in).

  3. 3

    To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.

  4. 4

    To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.

    "Robber barons who battened on the poor"

verb
  1. 1

    To furnish with battens.

  2. 2

    To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.

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