What is the meaning of elaborate?

verb

• 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"
  • synonyms: lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
• Produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product.
  • usage: "The bee elaborates honey"
• Make more complex, intricate, or richer.
  • usage: "refine a design or pattern"
  • synonyms: complicate, refine, rarify
• Work out in detail.
  • usage: "elaborate a plan"
  • synonyms: work out

adjective

• Marked by complexity and richness of detail.
  • usage: "an elaborate lace pattern"
  • synonyms: luxuriant
• 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"
  • synonyms: detailed, elaborated