flesh out

Give more detail

To flesh out is to add substance or detail to something skeletal or incomplete: Let me flesh out this proposal before we present it.

The metaphor treats ideas like bones that need flesh to become whole.

You flesh out a character in a story, a business plan, or an argument that's too bare to be convincing.

develop

expand

Increase in size

elaborateComplex and detailed
developCause gradual growth
fill inTemporarily replace someone

complete · realize · construct · formulate · conceptualize · draft · shape · sketch · outline · brainstorm

detail

specify

State in detail

clarifyMake something understandable
particularizeState in detail
itemizeList by particulars

enumerate · delineate · explicate · illustrate · exemplify · describe · characterize · depict · articulate · define

enrich

embellish

Add decorative elements

augmentIncrease in size
enhanceIncrease in quality
deepenIncrease in degree

amplify · strengthen · bolster · fortify · layer · texture · color in · give weight · refine · polish

Categories

business jargonacronym, scalability, buzzword, drill down, low-hanging fruit
communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
clarifyexplain, clarify, elucidate, elaborate, explicate
getting organizedget organized, in order, put in place, straighten up, tidy up
detailsdetail, particular, specific, fact, point

Opposites

detail and elaboration

flesh outsummarize

State main points briefly

condense · abbreviate · abridge · compress · truncate

completeness of development

flesh outstrip down

Remove covering or components

gut · outline · hollow out · skeleton · sketch

Family

out, flesh, fleshy, fleshing, fleshed, fleshes, fleshiness, fleshless, fleshly

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G