Meaning & Definition of Elaborate in English

1. Add details, as to an account or idea

• Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

2. Produce from basic elements or sources

• Change into a more developed product

• "The bee elaborates honey"

3. Make more complex, intricate, or richer

• "Refine a design or pattern"

4. Work out in detail

• "Elaborate a plan"

1. Marked by complexity and richness of detail

• "An elaborate lace pattern"

2. Developed or executed with care and in minute detail

• "A detailed plan"

• "The elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- john buchan

• "The carefully elaborated theme"