Main entry: 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
Antonyms: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, foreshorten, shorten
Definition: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Main entry: elaborate, luxuriant
Definition: marked by complexity and richness of detail
Usage: an elaborate lace pattern
Antonyms: plain
Definition: not elaborate or elaborated; simple
Main entry: 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
Antonyms: careless
Definition: marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful