Elaborate - Definition

adj 1: marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an
elaborate lace pattern" [syn: elaborate, luxuriant]
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" [syn: detailed, elaborate,
elaborated]
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" [syn:
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit,
enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate]
[ant: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut,
foreshorten, reduce, shorten]
2: produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more
developed product; "The bee elaborates honey"
3: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or
pattern" [syn: complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate]
4: work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: elaborate,
work out]