Term: elaborate
elaborate (verb) /iˈlæb.ə.reɪt/
Similar to: develop; expand; add detail; flesh out
Definition: to explain something in more detail or add more information to a basic statement.
Translation: iztirzāt, sīkāk paskaidrot, detalizēt
Examples: “The spokesperson refused to elaborate on the brief statement.” “Could you elaborate on your plans for the new marketing campaign?” “The teacher asked the student to elaborate on her answer.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
elaborate (adjective)1.
planned or carried out with great care - took elaborate precautions
2.
marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or - ornateness elaborate prose
transitive verb
1.
to produce by labor
2.
to build up (as complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients
3.
intransitive verb
to work out in detail - develop elaborate a theory
1.
to become elaborate - (see elaborate)
2.
to expand something in detail - would you care to elaborate on that statement
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
elaborate (adjective)1.
made or done with great care or with much detail
SYNONYMS:
complex, complicated, detailed, fancy, intricate, involved, sophisticatedRELATED WORDS:
elegant, exquisite, grand, magnificent, ornate, splendid; chichi, extravagant, exuberant, fancified, flamboyant, frilly, gimmicked (up), grandiose, ostentatious, overwrought, showy, souped-up; Byzantine, convoluted, involute, involuted, labyrinthian, labyrinthineNEAR ANTONYMS:
modest, plain, plain-Jane, plain-vanilla, uncomplicated; bald, bare, naked, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished2.
including many small descriptive features
SYNONYMS:
blow-by-blow, circumstantial, elaborate, full, minute, particular, particularized, thoroughRELATED WORDS:
enumerated, inventoried, itemized, listed, numerated; delineated, specific, specified; abundant, copious; comprehensive, encyclopedic, exhausting, exhaustive, inclusionary, inclusive, in-depth, omnibus, panoramic, thoroughgoing; accurate, correct, exact, precise; complete, entire, replete; distinct, explicit, sharp; mapped (out); descriptive, graphic ( graphical), picturesque, vividNEAR ANTONYMS:
brief, compact, concise, crisp, pithy, short, succinct, terse; abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, cut, pruned, shortened, trimmed; ambiguous, indeterminate, nebulous, nondescript, sketchy, vague; bird's-eye, broad, general, nonspecific, overall, unspecified3.
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
SYNONYMS:
baroque, byzantine, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangledRELATED WORDS:
overcomplex, overcomplicated; composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied; challenging, difficult, tough; impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligibleNEAR ANTONYMS:
oversimplified, simplified, simplistic; homogeneous, uniform, unvariedto gradually become clearer or more detailed
SYNONYMS:
elaborate, evolve, unfoldRELATED WORDS:
advance, fare, forge, get along, get on, march, proceed, progress; blossom, grow, mature, ripen; materialize; emerge, play out1.
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
SYNONYMS:
color, elaborate (on), embellish, exaggerate, hyperbolize, magnify, pad, stretchRELATED WORDS:
dress up, gussy up; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on upon), expand, flesh (out); fudge, hedge; overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overplay, overstate; emphasize, play up, stress; caricature; satirizeNEAR ANTONYMS:
belittle, minimize, play down, understate2.
to express more fully and in greater detail
SYNONYMS:
amplify, develop, dilate (on upon), elaborate (on), enlarge (on upon), flesh (out)RELATED WORDS:
add (to), complement, supplement; discourse, expatiate, ramble, run onNEAR ANTONYMS:
compress, contract; outline, summarize, sum up