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round something out

to complete or enhance something. We will round the evening out with dessert at a nice restaurant. They rounded out the meal with dessert.

See also: out, round

round out something

also round something out

to complete something The visit to the ancient temple was the perfect thing to round out our vacation. It's a good article but I would have rounded it out with a paragraph about repairing the damage from the earthquake.

See also: out, round

round out

1. See round off, def. 2.

2. Grow or develop to a round form, as in The tree was spindly when first planted, but it has since rounded out nicely. [c. 1900]

See also: out, round

round out

v.

To bring some event or achievement to a pleasing conclusion or completeness, especially by enhancing it: This last song will round out our performance for this evening. Let's round the meal out with a glass of wine.

See also: out, round