vverb.communicationadd details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writingSynset:dilate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate
Examples:- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Antonyms:contract
Derivationally Related Form:elaborationexpositionexpositoryenlargementexpoundinglucubrationexpansionexponentexpatiationdilation
Hypernyms:clarify clear up elucidate
Inherited Hypernyms:elaborateclarifyexplaininformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:detailexemplifyexpositexpoundillustrateinstanceparticulariseparticularizeset forthspecialisespecializespecify
Full Troponyms:actualizeblock outdelineatedescribedetailexemplifypremiserepresentset forthsketchspecifyspell outsymbolize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: elaborate, enlarge, expatiate)
vverb.creationproduce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed productDerivationally Related Form:elaboration
Hypernyms:create make produce
Inherited Hypernyms:elaborateproduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake more complex, intricate, or richerSynset:complicate rarify refine
Examples:- refine a design or pattern
Derivationally Related Form:complicationelaboration
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:complicatechange
Direct Hyponyms:developinvolvesophisticate
Full Troponyms:developinvolvesophisticate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changework out in detailSynset:work out
Derivationally Related Form:elaboration
Hypernyms:develop make grow
Inherited Hypernyms:elaboratedevelopchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allmarked by complexity and richness of detailSynset:luxuriant
Examples:- an elaborate lace pattern
Antonyms:plain
Derivationally Related Form:luxurianceelaborateness
Inherited Hypernyms:elaborate
Similar to:fancy
adj satadj.alldeveloped or executed with care and in minute detailSynset:detailed elaborated
Examples:- a detailed plan
- the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion - John Buchan
- the carefully elaborated theme
Antonyms:careless
Derivationally Related Form:elaborateness
Inherited Hypernyms:detailed
Similar to:careful