What is another word for flesh out?
Pronunciation:
[ flˈɛʃ ˈa͡ʊt], [ flˈɛʃ ˈaʊt], [ f_l_ˈɛ_ʃ ˈaʊ_t]
Synonyms for Flesh out:
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n.
• beef up- beef .
- fat .
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v.
• add- affix ,
- annex ,
- ante ,
- append ,
- beef up ,
- boost ,
- build up ,
- continue ,
- figure in ,
- hike ,
- include ,
- parlay ,
- reply ,
- snowball ,
- spike ,
- step up ,
- supplement ,
- sweeten ,
- tag .
- deepen ,
- exaggerate ,
- heighten ,
- intensify ,
- magnify ,
- pyramid ,
- raise ,
- strengthen ,
- up ,
- widen .
- aggregate ,
- compose ,
- compound ,
- construct ,
- cook up ,
- create ,
- dream up ,
- establish ,
- fix ,
- found ,
- frame ,
- integrate .
- bedeck ,
- comment ,
- complicate ,
- deck ,
- decorate ,
- devise ,
- discuss ,
- evolve ,
- explain ,
- garnish ,
- interpret ,
- ornament ,
- particularize ,
- produce ,
- specify ,
- unfold ,
- work out .
Other relevant words:
- Bulked ,
- Bulking ,
- Enacting ,
- Overdrawing ,
- Overdrawn ,
- Surcharged ,
- Surcharging ,
- Widened ,
- add ,
- amplify ,
- constitute ,
- elaborate ,
- embodies ,
- enact ,
- enhance ,
- enhanced ,
- enrich ,
- enriches ,
- expound ,
- flesh ,
- founding ,
- fudge together ,
- hop up ,
- hopped up ,
- inflate ,
- make rich ,
- maximize ,
- maximized ,
- maximizes ,
- maximizing ,
- over-estimate ,
- overdraw ,
- overestimate ,
- overestimated ,
- overestimates ,
- overestimating ,
- pad ,
- puff up ,
- puffing up ,
- pump up ,
- pumped up ,
- pumping up ,
- set up ,
- sets up ,
- stretch ,
- surcharge ,
- swell ,
- swell up ,
- swelled ,
- swelling up .
- anted ,
- anteing ,
- charge up ,
- charged up ,
- cue in ,
- cued in ,
- fleshed out ,
- fleshing out ,
- heat up ,
- heated up ,
- heats up ,
- hike up ,
- hitch on ,
- hook on ,
- hook up with ,
- hooked on ,
- hooks up with ,
- jack up ,
- jazz up ,
- join together ,
- joined together ,
- joining together ,
- joins together ,
- piggyback ,
- piggybacking ,
- piggybacks ,
- plug into ,
- pour it on ,
- pour on ,
- run up ,
- runs up ,
- say further ,
- says further ,
- slap on ,
- slapped on ,
- soup up ,
- souped up ,
- sped up ,
- speed up ,
- speeded up ,
- speeding up ,
- tack on .
- ameliorate ,
- augment ,
- better ,
- blow up ,
- colour ,
- complement ,
- complete ,
- cultivate ,
- detail ,
- develop ,
- elaborate on ,
- embellish ,
- embody ,
- emend ,
- enlarge on ,
- extend ,
- fill ,
- finish ,
- grow fat ,
- improve ,
- incorporate ,
- lengthen ,
- make ,
- make up ,
- pad out ,
- perfect ,
- polish ,
- protract ,
- refine ,
- round ,
- round off ,
- round out ,
- spin out ,
- substantiate ,
- top off .
How to use "Flesh out" in context?
1) In language, "flesh out" means to give more substance or detail to an idea or thought. The phrase generally refers to the process of improving the clarity or sharpness of a written or speech piece.
2) Flesh out can also refer to the formation of flesh (skin and other bodily organs) on a developing embryo or fetus. In biological terms, flesh out is the process by which the various body parts (e.g., arms, legs, etc.)semble from cells.
3) In literature, flesh out often refers to the addition of additional characters, scenes, or explanatory details to a story.
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