elaborate

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"
• produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
  • "The bee elaborates honey"
• make more complex, intricate, or richer
• work out in detail
  • "elaborate a plan"
• Тo develop in detail or complexity.
• To expand/enlarge in detail.

Adjective Satellite

• marked by complexity and richness of detail
  • "an elaborate lace pattern"
• developed or executed with care and in minute detail; ; - John Buchan
  • "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"
  • "the carefully elaborated theme"

Adj

• Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
• Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.

Examples

• After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
• Could you elaborate on the plot for your novel for me?
• I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.
• What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate?

Synonyms

complicate, detailed, dilate, elaborated, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, luxuriant, rarify, refine, work out

Antonyms

contract

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