"elaborate" in the verb sense
1. elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
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"
2. elaborate
produce from basic elements or sources change into a more developed product
"The bee elaborates honey"
3. complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate
make more complex, intricate, or richer
"refine a design or pattern"
4. elaborate, work out
work out in detail
"elaborate a plan"
"elaborate" in the adjective sense
1. elaborate, luxuriant
marked by complexity and richness of detail
"an elaborate lace pattern"
2. detailed, elaborate, elaborated
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
"a detailed plan"
"the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan
"the carefully elaborated theme"
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