round out

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The team will round out the project with a final presentation.

Definition

Verb (transitive):
- To make something complete or fuller: To add what is necessary to finish or perfect something.
- To make something round or fuller in shape: To cause something to become more rounded or plump in form.

Usage and Examples

To complete or perfect:
- The final chapter rounds out the author's argument beautifully.
- A glass of port would round out this meal perfectly.
To make fuller in shape:
- The fitness program helped him round out his shoulders.
- The carpenter rounded out the edges of the table.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

Often used to describe the final, perfecting touch added to a process, collection, or argument.
Can imply a process of development or growth that leads to a state of satisfying completeness.
"to round oneself out": To develop one's skills or personality in a broad and complete way.
- She traveled the world to round herself out as a person.

Variants and Related Words

Round off (phrasal verb): Often used similarly to mean "to complete" or "to finish neatly," especially with numbers or actions.
- He rounded off his speech with a quote from Shakespeare.
Round (verb): The base form, meaning to make or become round.
Rounded (adjective): Having a smooth, curved shape; well-developed in all aspects (e.g., a education).

Synonyms

Complete: To finish making or doing.
Finish off: To complete the final part of something.
Complement: To add to something in a way that enhances or improves it.
Fill out: To make fuller or more complete (often used interchangeably with "round out" for both meanings).

Related Phrasal Verbs

Round off: To change a number to the nearest whole number or tenth, hundredth, etc.; to finish an activity in a satisfying way.
- Round off your answer to two decimal places.
Round up: To gather people or animals together; to increase a number to the nearest whole figure above it.
- The cowboys rounded up the cattle.

Idioms and Common Phrases

A well-rounded individual: A person who has a wide range of skills, knowledge, and experience.
- The liberal arts college aims to produce well-rounded graduates.
To round out the day/year: To finish a period of time with a particular event.
- We rounded out the day with a walk on the beach.

The team will round out the project with a final presentation.

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