round out

present singular third person rounds out · participle present rounding out · participle past rounded out · past rounded out

1. intransitiveTo become rounder or plumper.

   It was Bill all right, but he'd really rounded out since I'd last seen him.

2. transitiveTo make more complete by adding details.

   Here are some actual figures to round out the basic report.

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   Mr. Burns is similarly perfectly cast as a heartless capitalist willing to do anything for a quick buck, even if it means endangering the lives of those around him and Marge elegantly rounds out the main cast as a good, pure-hearted and overly indulgent woman who sees the big, good heart (literally and metaphorically) of a monstrous man-brute.

   2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 15 Aug 2012

   Synonyms: flesh out