elaborate

Adjective
  1. Marked by complexity and richness of detail (synset 301800442)
    "an elaborate lace pattern"
    similar to: fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented
    same as: luxuriant
  2. Developed or executed with care and in minute detail (synset 300311231)
    "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"; "the carefully elaborated theme"
    similar to: careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention
    same as: detailed, elaborated
Verb
  1. Add details, as to an account or idea;
    Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (synset 200957633)
    "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
    is a type of: clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible
    subtypes:
    same as: dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
  2. Produce from basic elements or sources;
    Change into a more developed product (synset 201628380)
    "The bee elaborates honey"
    is a type of: create, make, produce - create or manufacture a man-made product
  3. Make more complex, intricate, or richer (synset 200401789)
    "refine a design or pattern"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    • involve - make complex or intricate or complicated
    • develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
    • sophisticate - make more complex or refined
    same as: complicate, rarify, refine
  4. Work out in detail (synset 200252349)
    "elaborate a plan"
    is a type of: develop, make grow - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
    same as: work out
    verb group: work out, work up - come up with

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