Definition: work out in detail
Usage: elaborate a plan
Similar words: make grow, develop
Definition: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
Usage: The perfect climate here develops the grain; He developed a new kind of apple
Synonyms: elaborate, complicate, refine, rarify
Definition: make more complex, intricate, or richer
Usage: refine a design or pattern
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: lucubrate, dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, enlarge, flesh out
Definition: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Usage: She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Similar words: clarify, clear up, elucidate
Definition: make clear and (more) comprehensible
Usage: clarify the mystery surrounding her death
Synonyms: elaborate
Definition: produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
Usage: The bee elaborates honey
Similar words: create, make, produce
Definition: create or manufacture a man-made product
Usage: We produce more cars than we can sell; The company has been making toys for two centuries
Synonyms: detailed, elaborate, elaborated
Definition: developed or executed with care and in minute detail
Usage: a detailed plan; the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion- John Buchan; the carefully elaborated theme
Similar words: careful
Definition: exercising caution or showing care or attention
Usage: they were careful when crossing the busy street; be careful to keep her shoes clean; did very careful research; careful art restorers; careful of the rights of others; careful about one's behavior
Synonyms: elaborate, luxuriant
Definition: marked by complexity and richness of detail
Usage: an elaborate lace pattern
Similar words: fancy
Definition: not plain; decorative or ornamented
Usage: fancy handwriting; fancy clothes