ELABORATE

• (verb) work out in detail

  "elaborate a plan"

  synonyms : work out

  "to work out an intermediate strategy" -added by nsrees

  The architect elaborated on the building plan. -added by priyavanjeri

• (verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer

  "refine a design or pattern"

  synonyms : complicate , rarify , refine

  'to complicate matters further" -added by nsrees

• (verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

  "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

  synonyms : dilate , enlarge , expand , expatiate , exposit , expound , flesh out , lucubrate

  “his nostrils dilated”, “the enlarged photograph of her grandparents hung on the wall”, “the lungs expand when air is inhaled”, “ she began to expatiate upon the recent political developments”, “he expounded, at great length, his vi -added by nsrees

  “he expounded, at great length, his views on the subject to this students”, “ she will need to flesh out the image of the "caring boss" she presented to her staff in the meeting” -added by nsrees

• (verb) produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

  "The bee elaborates honey"

• (adj.) developed or executed with care and in minute detail

  "a detailed plan", "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion", "the carefully elaborated theme"

  synonyms : detailed , elaborated

• (adj.) marked by complexity and richness of detail

  "an elaborate lace pattern"

  synonyms : luxuriant

  "the luxuriant description of the characters in the story" -added by nsrees

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