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elaborate

verb, adjective

/ɪˈlæbəreɪt/ (verb), /ɪˈlæbərət/ (adjective)

Meaning

verb: to explain something in detail; adjective: detailed and complicated in design

She asked him to elaborate on his proposal.

elaborate on something

explain, expand, illustrate, detailed, intricate

simplify, summarize, condense

elaborate design, elaborate plan, elaborate explanation, elaborate details

Past tense and past participle of 'spend'; also used as an adjective meaning exhausted or used up.

to move something so that it is no longer closed; not closed

to encourage the development of something; to raise a child that is not one's own

To shut something (verb); near in space or relationship (adjective).

to possess something; belonging to oneself

to show or display clearly; obvious or evident