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- [flesh out]
- /flɛʃ aʊt/
- /fleʃ ˈaʊt/
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- [flesh out]
- /flɛʃ aʊt/
Definitions of flesh out words
- noun flesh out the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 1
- noun flesh out muscular and fatty tissue. 1
- noun flesh out this substance or tissue in animals, viewed as an article of food, usually excluding fish and sometimes fowl; meat. 1
- noun flesh out fatness; weight. 1
- noun flesh out the body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul: The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 1
- noun flesh out the physical or animal nature of humankind as distinguished from its moral or spiritual nature: the needs of the flesh. 1
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Origin of flesh out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English flesc, Old English flǣsc; cognate with Old Frisian flēsk, Old High German fleisk (German Fleisch), Old Norse flesk bacon
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Parts of speech for Flesh out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flesh out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flesh out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flesh out
verb flesh out
- reply — followup
- include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
Antonyms for flesh out
verb flesh out
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- deduct — When you deduct an amount from a total, you subtract it from the total.
- lessen — to become less.
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