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flesh out

/ flesh out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"The young woman is fleshing out"
Type of:
gain put on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
make fat or plump
"We will plump out that poor starving child"
Type of:
change alter modify
Entails:
feed give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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