Elaborate

1. verb

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

   “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”

   Similar: lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

2. verb

   produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

   “The bee elaborates honey”

3. verb

   make more complex, intricate, or richer

   “refine a design or pattern”

   Similar: complicate, refine, rarify