elaborate


elaborate (http://definr.com/elaborate)

     adj 1: marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate
            lace pattern" [syn: 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, elaborated]
     v 1: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning
          of; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her
          dissertation" [syn: expatiate, exposit, enlarge, {flesh
          out}, expand, expound, dilate]
     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]
     4: work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: work out]