| VERB | change | round out, finish out | fill out |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | round out, fill out | make bigger or better or more complete | |
| change | round out, round off, round down, round | express as a round number | |
| change | round out, round, round off | make round |
| Meaning | fill out. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "These studies round out the results of many years of research" | |
| Synonym | finish out | |
| Broader | complete, finish | Come or bring to a finish or an end / end |
| Spanish | completar, redondear | |
| Catalan | arrodonir, completar | |
| Meaning | make bigger or better or more complete. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | fill out | |
| Broader | enrich | make better or improve in quality |
| Spanish | completar, rellenar | |
| Catalan | completar | |
| Meaning | Express as a round number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | round off, round down, round | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | acabar, redondear | |
| Catalan | arrodonir | |
| Meaning | make round. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | round, round off | |
| Narrower | purse | contract one's lips into a rounded shape |
| Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
| Spanish | contornar, enroscar, redondear | |
| Catalan | arrodonir, cargolar, cerclar, encerclar, enroscar | |
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