Antonyms for flesh out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : flesh
Phonetic Transcription : flɛʃ


Definition of flesh out

Origin :
  • 1520s, "to render (a hunting animal) eager for prey by rewarding it with flesh from a kill," with figurative extensions, from flesh (n.). Meaning "to clothe or embody with flesh," with figurative extensions, is from 1660s. Related: Fleshed; fleshing.
  • As in inflate : verb blow up, increase
  • As in pad : verb elaborate, amplify
  • As in add : verb adjoin, increase; make further comment
  • As in constitute : verb comprise, form
  • As in elaborate : verb make detailed; expand
  • As in enhance : verb improve, embellish
  • As in enrich : verb improve, embellish
  • As in expand : verb go into detail
  • As in amplify : verb increase in size or effect
Example sentences :
  • So he took his bit of skin, got his flesh out of the pot and made off.
  • Extract from : « More Russian Picture Tales » by Valery Carrick
  • With it he cut pieces of flesh out of his body and presented the Yakshas with them.
  • Extract from : « The Gtakaml » by rya Sra
  • For souls—if there are souls— But keep the flesh out of its merriment.
  • Extract from : « The Countess Cathleen » by William Butler Yeats
  • Before he could stir, two of them had bitten pieces of flesh out of the calves of both of his legs.
  • Extract from : « The Inca Emerald » by Samuel Scoville
  • The fangs were so powerful that when I put my fingers to them, they literally tore a piece of flesh out.
  • Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • His miracles are attributed to sorcery, the secret of which He brought in a slit in His flesh out of Egypt.
  • Extract from : « Secret Societies And Subversive Movements » by Nesta H. Webster
  • Poll had made a snap at his finger, and hooked a piece of flesh out sufficient to make it bleed pretty freely.
  • Extract from : « Hollowdell Grange » by George Manville Fenn
  • I saw Marquesan women eating insects, worms, and other repellant bits of flesh out of sheer instinct and stomachic need.
  • Extract from : « White Shadows in the South Seas » by Frederick O'Brien

Synonyms for flesh out

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