elaborate in WordNet English dictionary

1. make more complex, intricate, or richer
   "refine a design or pattern"
   complicate  refine  rarify  elaborate 
   
2. 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"
   elaborate  lucubrate  expatiate  exposit  enlarge  flesh out  expand  expound  dilate 
   
3. work out in detail
   "elaborate a plan"
   elaborate  work out 
   
4. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
   "The bee elaborates honey"
   elaborate 
   

1. 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"
   detailed  elaborate  elaborated 
   
2. marked by complexity and richness of detail
   "an elaborate lace pattern"
   elaborate  luxuriant