flesh out en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure, or skeleton.
The model shows the basics, but we still need to flesh out the details.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fleshed out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fleshed out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fleshing out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fleshes out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
skeleton · fill in · bare bones · flush out · put meat on the bones · skeletonized · fill out
Synonyms
Translations (25)
zh 充实 (complete) · pl uwypuklać (complete) · pl uszczegółowić (complete) · pl uwypuklić (complete) · es corporificar (complete) · es concretar (complete) · ru расширя́ть (complete) · es corporeizar (complete) · es desarrollar (complete) · ro concretiza (complete) · fi täydentää (complete) · pt desenvolver (complete) · es detallar (complete) · pl uszczegóławiać (complete) · fr détailler (complete) · de herausarbeiten (complete) · mn сайжруулах (complete) · es corporizar (complete) · es concretizar (complete) · vi hoàn thiện (complete) · sv fylla ut (complete) · ru облека́ть пло́тью (complete) · mn баяжуулах (complete) · de ausschmücken (complete) · ru конкретизи́ровать (complete)