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

Synonyms

elaborate expound enlarge exposit expand lucubrate dilate flesh_out

Examples

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

Related terms

abridge clarify exemplify set_forth specify detail amplification exposition expansion expatiation dilation expansion lucubration

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expatriate expatiation excavate exuviate expiate expatriation excavator expiative excavation

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