elaborate

adjective

  1. 1

    developed or executed with care and in minute detail

    a detailed plan

    the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan

  2. 2

    marked by complexity and richness of detail

    an elaborate lace pattern

verb

  1. 1

    work out in detail

    elaborate a plan

  2. 2

    make more complex, intricate, or richer

    refine a design or pattern

  3. 3

    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

  4. 4

    produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

    The bee elaborates honey

Synonyms

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