- to add details, as to an account or idea, to clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

- marked by complexity and richness of detail;

"an elaborate lace pattern"

- complicate: make more complex, intricate, or richer;

"refine a design or pattern"

- detailed: developed or executed with care and in minute detail;

"a detailed plan";

"the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"