1 state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn:
set forth,
expound]
2 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" [syn:
elaborate,
lucubrate,
expatiate,
enlarge,
flesh out,
expand,
expound,
dilate] [ant:
abridge]