diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java
index 13638768efa1..f93c08f3d548 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public void registerExternallyManagedConfigMember(Member configMember) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Check whether the given method or field is an externally managed configuration member.
+	 * Determine if the given method or field is an externally managed configuration member.
 	 */
 	public boolean isExternallyManagedConfigMember(Member configMember) {
 		synchronized (this.postProcessingLock) {
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public boolean isExternallyManagedConfigMember(Member configMember) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return all externally managed configuration methods and fields (as an immutable Set).
+	 * Get all externally managed configuration methods and fields (as an immutable Set).
 	 * @since 5.3.11
 	 */
 	public Set<Member> getExternallyManagedConfigMembers() {
@@ -459,7 +459,15 @@ public Set<Member> getExternallyManagedConfigMembers() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Register an externally managed configuration initialization method.
+	 * Register an externally managed configuration initialization method &mdash;
+	 * for example, a method annotated with JSR-250's
+	 * {@link javax.annotation.PostConstruct} annotation.
+	 * <p>The supplied {@code initMethod} may be the
+	 * {@linkplain Method#getName() simple method name} for non-private methods or the
+	 * {@linkplain org.springframework.util.ClassUtils#getQualifiedMethodName(Method)
+	 * qualified method name} for {@code private} methods. A qualified name is
+	 * necessary for {@code private} methods in order to disambiguate between
+	 * multiple private methods with the same name within a class hierarchy.
 	 */
 	public void registerExternallyManagedInitMethod(String initMethod) {
 		synchronized (this.postProcessingLock) {
@@ -471,7 +479,10 @@ public void registerExternallyManagedInitMethod(String initMethod) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Check whether the given method name indicates an externally managed initialization method.
+	 * Determine if the given method name indicates an externally managed
+	 * initialization method.
+	 * <p>See {@link #registerExternallyManagedInitMethod} for details
+	 * regarding the format for the supplied {@code initMethod}.
 	 */
 	public boolean isExternallyManagedInitMethod(String initMethod) {
 		synchronized (this.postProcessingLock) {
@@ -484,10 +495,10 @@ public boolean isExternallyManagedInitMethod(String initMethod) {
 	 * Determine if the given method name indicates an externally managed
 	 * initialization method, regardless of method visibility.
 	 * <p>In contrast to {@link #isExternallyManagedInitMethod(String)}, this
-	 * method also returns {@code true} if there is a {@code private} external
-	 * init method that has been
+	 * method also returns {@code true} if there is a {@code private} externally
+	 * managed initialization method that has been
 	 * {@linkplain #registerExternallyManagedInitMethod(String) registered}
-	 * using a fully qualified method name instead of a simple method name.
+	 * using a qualified method name instead of a simple method name.
 	 * @since 5.3.17
 	 */
 	boolean hasAnyExternallyManagedInitMethod(String initMethod) {
@@ -512,6 +523,8 @@ boolean hasAnyExternallyManagedInitMethod(String initMethod) {
 
 	/**
 	 * Return all externally managed initialization methods (as an immutable Set).
+	 * <p>See {@link #registerExternallyManagedInitMethod} for details
+	 * regarding the format for the initialization methods in the returned set.
 	 * @since 5.3.11
 	 */
 	public Set<String> getExternallyManagedInitMethods() {
@@ -523,7 +536,15 @@ public Set<String> getExternallyManagedInitMethods() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Register an externally managed configuration destruction method.
+	 * Register an externally managed configuration destruction method &mdash;
+	 * for example, a method annotated with JSR-250's
+	 * {@link javax.annotation.PreDestroy} annotation.
+	 * <p>The supplied {@code destroyMethod} may be the
+	 * {@linkplain Method#getName() simple method name} for non-private methods or the
+	 * {@linkplain org.springframework.util.ClassUtils#getQualifiedMethodName(Method)
+	 * qualified method name} for {@code private} methods. A qualified name is
+	 * necessary for {@code private} methods in order to disambiguate between
+	 * multiple private methods with the same name within a class hierarchy.
 	 */
 	public void registerExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(String destroyMethod) {
 		synchronized (this.postProcessingLock) {
@@ -535,7 +556,10 @@ public void registerExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(String destroyMethod) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Check whether the given method name indicates an externally managed destruction method.
+	 * Determine if the given method name indicates an externally managed
+	 * destruction method.
+	 * <p>See {@link #registerExternallyManagedDestroyMethod} for details
+	 * regarding the format for the supplied {@code destroyMethod}.
 	 */
 	public boolean isExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(String destroyMethod) {
 		synchronized (this.postProcessingLock) {
@@ -548,10 +572,10 @@ public boolean isExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(String destroyMethod) {
 	 * Determine if the given method name indicates an externally managed
 	 * destruction method, regardless of method visibility.
 	 * <p>In contrast to {@link #isExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(String)}, this
-	 * method also returns {@code true} if there is a {@code private} external
-	 * destroy method that has been
+	 * method also returns {@code true} if there is a {@code private} externally
+	 * managed destruction method that has been
 	 * {@linkplain #registerExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(String) registered}
-	 * using a fully qualified method name instead of a simple method name.
+	 * using a qualified method name instead of a simple method name.
 	 * @since 5.3.17
 	 */
 	boolean hasAnyExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(String destroyMethod) {
@@ -575,7 +599,9 @@ boolean hasAnyExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(String destroyMethod) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return all externally managed destruction methods (as an immutable Set).
+	 * Get all externally managed destruction methods (as an immutable Set).
+	 * <p>See {@link #registerExternallyManagedDestroyMethod} for details
+	 * regarding the format for the destruction methods in the returned set.
 	 * @since 5.3.11
 	 */
 	public Set<String> getExternallyManagedDestroyMethods() {