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elaborate

English

  1. 🔊 marked by complexity and richness of detail
    “an elaborate lace pattern”
  2. 🔊 developed or executed with care and in minute detail
    “a detailed plan”
  3. 🔊 work out in detail
    “elaborate a plan”
  4. 🔊 add details, as to an account or idea
    “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”
  5. 🔊 produce from basic elements or sources
    “The bee elaborates honey”
  6. 🔊 make more complex, intricate, or richer
    “refine a design or pattern”

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