FLESH OUT
\flˈɛʃ ˈa͡ʊt], \flˈɛʃ ˈaʊt], \f_l_ˈɛ_ʃ ˈaʊ_t]\
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add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
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make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
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become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
By Princeton University
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