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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 bat·ten n. Pronunciation: ' ba-t ə n Function: verb Inflected Form:   bat·tened ; bat·ten·ing \ ' bat-niŋ, ' ba-t ə n-iŋ\ Etymology: probably from Old Norse batna to improve; akin to Old English betera better Date: circa 1540 intransitive verb 1 a : to grow fat b : to feed gluttonously 2 : to grow prosperous especially at the expense of another ― usually used with on transitive verb : FATTEN ]]> 2 batten n. Function: noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English batent, bataunt finished board, from Anglo-French *bataunt, from present participle of batre to beat, from Latin battuere Date: 1658 1 a British : a piece of lumber used especially for flooring b : a thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint 2 : a strip, bar, or support resembling or used similarly to a batten (as in a sail)]]> 3 batten n. Function: verb Inflected Form:   bat·tened ; bat·ten·ing \ ' bat-niŋ, ' ba-t ə n-iŋ\ Date: 1663 transitive verb 1 : to furnish with battens 2 : to fasten with or as if with battens ― often used with down intransitive verb : to make one secure by or as if by battens < batten ing down for the hurricane> –batten down the hatches : to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation]]>