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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