flesh out

vb (adverb)

1. (tr) to give substance to (an argument, description, etc.)

2. (intr) to expand or become more substantial

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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 out alter, 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, expand clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" detail - provide details for exposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons" illustrate, instance, exemplify - clarify by giving an example of particularise, 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, round gain, put on - increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

Translations

? flesh out

vt sep idea, proposal, thesis etc → ausgestalten; details → eingehen auf (+acc)

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acorn squash
bonito
butternut squash
Cannibalism
cantaloupe
casaba
chicken
Cucumis melo
edible fruit
flesh
flesh fly
Flesh worm
flesh wound
Fleshed
Fleshless
fleshy
freshwater fish
full-clad
genus Sarcophaga

And attempting to flesh out the various characters and all their secrets and lies in just an hourturnedouttobe one big, messy mistake.

WHAT a cast by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

Black-and-white photographs and easy-to-follow rule lists nicely flesh out A Guide To Backpacking With Your Dog, which is practical, "user friendly", and enthusiastically recommended for pet loving hikers with their canine companions.

A Guide To Backpacking With Your Dog by The Bookwatch

In addition, engaging diagrams, charts, models, and tables flesh out the discussions.

Security Architecture: Design, Deployment, and Operations. (Reviews) by Mace, Robyn / Security Management