round out

verb

transitive verb

: to bring to completion or fullness : finish out
round out my quartet of Americana with an autobiographyE. A. Weeks
the republic had rounded out a century of independenceSidney Warren

intransitive verb

: to grow round or plump

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of round out was in 1856

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“Round out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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