Definitions
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- noun The process of becoming fat.
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- noun archaic the process of growing
obese - noun archaic
obesity
Etymologies
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From Latin pinguēscō
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n., the process of becoming fat (From Latin pinguis, fat; see also pinguescent, pinguefying)
July 7, 2008