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FLESH OUT

(verb)
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There are 3 meanings of the phrase Flesh Out.

Flesh Out - as a verb

Make fat or plump

Example: "We will plump out that poor starving child"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
fatten9fatten outfatten upfill outplump11plump out

Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Example: "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dilate7elaborate11enlarge8expand16expatiate18exposit16expound17lucubrate13
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
clarify15clear upelucidate12
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Become round, plump, or shapely

Example: "The young woman is fleshing out"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
fill outround6

Example Sentences

"The author needs to flesh out the characters in her novel."
"The designer plans to flesh out the details of the dress."
"The professor will flesh out his lecture with more examples."
"She hired a ghostwriter to help flesh out her ideas."
"The team is meeting to flesh out the project proposal."
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