- worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; elaborate care.
- marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate.
- to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection.
- to add details to; expand.
- to produce or develop by labor.
- to convert (food, plasma, etc.) by means of chemical processes into a substance more suitable for use within the body.
- to add details in writing, speaking, etc.; give additional or fuller treatment (usually followed by on or upon): to elaborate upon a theme or an idea.
- planned or executed with care and exactness; detailed
- marked by complexity, ornateness, or detail
- to add information or detail (to an account); expand (upon)
- to work out in detail; develop
- to make more complicated or ornate
- to produce by careful labour; create
- to change (food or simple substances) into more complex substances for use in the body
