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Verb
S:
(v)
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"
S:
(v)
elaborate
(produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product)
"The bee elaborates honey"
S:
(v)
complicate
,
refine
,
rarify
,
elaborate
(make more complex, intricate, or richer)
"refine a design or pattern"
S:
(v)
elaborate
,
work out
(work out in detail)
"elaborate a plan"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
elaborate
,
luxuriant
(marked by complexity and richness of detail)
"an elaborate lace pattern"
similar to
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
elaborateness
[Related to:
elaborate
] (an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated)
W:
(n)
luxuriance
[Related to:
luxuriant
] (the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses)
antonym
S:
(adj)
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"