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" ;

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" ;