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elaborate, v.
(elaborated, elaborates, elaborating)
freq. cnt. 7

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate

sample sentences

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

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They %s that there was a traffic accident

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

elaboration elaboration

lexical pointers

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expository expounding exponent

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expansion expansion

antonym

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semantic pointers

hypernym

clarify, clear up, elucidate

hyponym

detail set forth, expound, exposit illustrate, exemplify, instance specify, specialize, particularize, particularise, specialise

work out in detail
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

elaborate work out

sample sentences

"elaborate a plan"

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verb group

work out, work up

hypernym

develop, make grow

make more complex, intricate, or richer
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

complicate elaborate rarify refine

sample sentences

"refine a design or pattern"

verb frames

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complication complication

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elaboration elaboration elaboration

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

involve develop sophisticate

produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
<verb.creation>

elaborate

sample sentences

"The bee elaborates honey"

verb frames

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hypernym

make, produce, create