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ROUND OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make round
Example:
round the edges
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "round out" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "round out"):
purse (contract one's lips into a rounded shape)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Express as a round number
Example:
round off the amount
Synonyms:
round; round down; round off; round out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "round out" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make bigger or better or more complete
Synonyms:
fill out; round out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "round out" is one way to...):
enrich (make better or improve in quality)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Fill out
Example:
These studies round out the results of many years of research
Synonyms:
finish out; round out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "round out" is one way to...):
complete; finish (come or bring to a finish or an end)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
