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elaborate [a]
 
1)marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"
    Synonyms :luxuriant 
    See Also: fancy 
 
2)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"
    Synonyms :detailed elaborated 
    See Also: careful 
 
elaborate [v]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :dilate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh_out lucubrate 
    See Also: clarify  dilation  exponent  exposition  elaboration  expanding_upon  abbreviate  exposition  expatiation  lucubration  amplification  detail  exposit  exemplify  particularise 
 
2)produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; "The bee elaborates honey"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: create  elaboration 
 
3)make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
    Synonyms :complicate rarify refine 
    See Also: alter  elaboration  elaborateness  elaboration  complicatedness  complication  involve  develop  sophisticate 
 
4)work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"
    Synonyms :work_out 
    See Also: develop  elaboration  work_out 
 



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