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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The scientists believe that the gene instructs those melanocytes to produce lighter pigment.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Both groups further found that increasing the amount of Arhgap36 in melanocytes activates a molecular pathway that switches the cells to producing light red pigment regardless of whether MC1r is active.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

Melanoma cells develop from melanocytes -- skin cells that produce melanin.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that occurs when pigment-producing skin cells called melanocytes “start to grow out of control,” according to the American Cancer Society.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Basal cell carcinoma is more common and far less deadly than another form of skin cancer, melanoma, which grows in skin cells called melanocytes.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2024