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elaborate

/ɪ'læbɜrət/

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verb
make more complex, intricate, or richer
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complicate rarify refine

type of:
change modify alter
verb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
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"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

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dilate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate

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clear up elucidate clarify
adjective
marked by complexity and richness of detail
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"an elaborate lace pattern"

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luxuriant fancy
verb
work out in detail
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"elaborate a plan"

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work out

type of:
develop make grow
adjective
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
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"the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion" "the carefully elaborated theme"

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detailed elaborated careful
verb
produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
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"The bee elaborates honey"

type of:
create make produce

Antonyms of elaborate

stay contract plain careless simplify diversify overcast generalize unmake obfuscate