elaborate
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(verb) work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" |
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Synonyms: work out |
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Related Words: develop, make grow |
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(verb) elaborate or expatiate upon; give details; "She elaborated on her plans" |
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Synonyms: dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, expound, flesh out |
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Related Words: clarify, clear up, detail, elucidate, exemplify, exposit, illustrate, instance, particularize, set forth, specialize, specify |
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(verb) produce by labor |
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Related Words: create, make, produce |
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(satellite adjective) marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"; "intricate needlework" |
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Synonyms: intricate, luxuriant |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: detailed, elaborated |
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(verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" |
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Synonyms: complicate, rarify, refine |
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Related Words: alter, change, develop, involve, sophisticate |
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