elaborating
Fleshing it out
Elaborating is explaining something in greater detail or developing an idea more fully.
When someone makes a brief statement, you might ask them to elaborate: Could you elaborate on that point?
The word also applies to working out plans or designs with care: She spent months elaborating the proposal.
To elaborate something is to make it more complex or ornate.
Statement making something clear
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
interpretation · illumination · demystification · disambiguation · unraveling · decoding · annotation · commentary
Becoming more advanced
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- deepeningBecoming more profound
enriching · augmenting · building upon · fleshing out · supplementing · enhancing · furthering · advancing
Exact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- nuancesSubtle variations in meaning
- detailsSpecific pieces of information
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
intricacies · aspects · elements · components · features · facets · dimensions · characteristics
Decorative additions to something
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
gilding · overstating · embellishment · overstatement · dramatizing · inflating · magnifying · overdoing
explanation
Statement making something clear
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
clarification · interpretation · illumination · demystification · disambiguation · unraveling · decoding · annotation · commentary · unpacking
developing
Becoming more advanced
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
deepening · enriching · augmenting · building upon · fleshing out · supplementing · enhancing · furthering · advancing · extrapolating
specifics
Exact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- nuancesSubtle variations in meaning
- detailsSpecific pieces of information
precision · intricacies · aspects · elements · components · features · facets · dimensions · characteristics · minutiae
ornamentation
Decorative additions to something
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
hyperbole · gilding · overstating · embellishment · overstatement · dramatizing · inflating · magnifying · overdoing · padding
- explainingexplaining, clarifying, elucidating, expounding, interpreting
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- highlightingemphasizing, stressing, underscoring, accenting, accentuating
- verbal responsesreplying, responding, retorting, confirming, denying
elaboratingcondensing
Reducing in volume
summarizing · simplifying · abbreviating · abridging · compressing
elaboratingglossing over
Superficially covering faults
skimming · omitting · withholding · leaving out · understating