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batten (2)

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batten2
verb
batten on
demons who batten on the helpless:
flourish at the expense of, thrive at the expense of, fatten at the expense of, prosper at the expense of, gain at the expense of, be a parasite on.
batten (2) Oxford Dictionary of English