LUCUBRATE

• (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 , elaborate , enlarge , expand , expatiate , exposit , expound , flesh out

  “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

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