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flesh out
flesh out vb (adverb) 1. (tr) to give substance to (an argument, description, etc)2. (intr) to expand or become more substantialThesaurus| Verb | 1. | flesh out - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, plump out, plump, fill outalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 2. | flesh out - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, enlarge, expandclarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"detail - provide details forexposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons"illustrate, instance, exemplify - clarify by giving an example ofparticularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" | | 3. | flesh out - become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"fill out, roundgain, put on - increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
Translationsarricchire di informazioniflesh out
flesh outTo develop something more fully. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flesh" and "out." I can't judge your story in its current state—you need to flesh it out more and then resubmit it.See also: flesh, outflesh something out (with something)Fig. to make something more detailed, bigger, or fuller. This is basically a good outline. Now you'll have to flesh it out. The play was good, except that the author needed to flesh out the third act. It was too short.See also: flesh, outflesh outto become more fleshy. She began to flesh out at the age of thirteen. After his illness, Tom fleshed out and regained his strength.See also: flesh, outflesh outAlso, put flesh on the bones of. Give substance to, provide with details, amplify. For example, The editor told her to flesh out the story, or You need to put flesh on the bones of these characters. This metaphoric expression, alluding to clothing a nude body or adding flesh to a skeleton, was in the mid-1600s put simply as to flesh, the adverb out being added about two centuries later. See also: flesh, outflesh outv. To fill in, enrich, or build on the content or structure of something: At the meeting, we fleshed out the plans for our trip. This paragraph is not specific enough—you should flesh it out.See also: flesh, outEncyclopediaSeefleshflesh out
Related to flesh out: flush outSynonyms for flesh outverb make fat or plumpSynonyms- fat
- fatten
- fatten out
- fatten up
- plump out
- plump
- fill out
Related Wordsverb add details, as to an account or ideaSynonyms- elaborate
- expatiate
- expound
- lucubrate
- dilate
- exposit
- enlarge
- expand
Related Words- clarify
- clear up
- elucidate
- detail
- exposit
- set forth
- expound
- illustrate
- instance
- exemplify
- particularise
- particularize
- specialise
- specialize
- specify
verb become round, plump, or shapelySynonymsRelated Words |