elaborated Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
verb produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
elaborate.
- The bee elaborates honey
verb make more complex, intricate, or richer
rarify; elaborate; complicate; refine.
- refine a design or pattern
verb work out in detail
elaborate; work out.
- elaborate a plan
adjective satellite developed or executed with care and in minute detail
detailed; elaborate.
- a detailed plan
- the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan
- the carefully elaborated theme