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elaborates

VERB

make detailed; expand

Synonyms

STRONG

amplify bedeck clarify comment complicate deck decorate develop devise discuss embellish enhance enlarge evolve expatiate explain expound garnish improve interpret ornament particularize polish produce refine specify unfold

WEAK

flesh out work out

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge block compress condense confuse curtail damage decrease deface diminish dirty halt harm hurt lessen lower reduce ruin spoil stop worsen

WEAK

make simple simplify

Example Sentences

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Singh elaborates on the connection young people felt to hip-hop’s deeper tradition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Scanning the room, largely full of teenagers, she elaborates on her last point.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Here he elaborates, line by lyrical line, on an eloquent poem about social justice by Nikky Finney.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Whereas brat was about being loud and messy, demure is about being classy, considerate and, as Lebron elaborates, authentic.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2024

A note elaborates that Tío Alejandro was the one who used to own English saddle horses and taught you four girls to ride.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez