Verb
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"