Both Uses of

elaborate

in

Jacob Have I Loved

I had clearly gotten the best of her, so I sobered to an elaborate caricature of humility.
Chpt 4 *

elaborate = exaggerated

He coughed and then elaborately refilled and lit his pipe.
Chpt 19

elaborately = in an exaggerated manner

Definitions:

(1) (elaborate as in: elaborate on your plan)
add details or explain in detail
(2) (elaborate as in: an elaborate design)
having details and complexity -- sometimes fancy or ornate
Depending upon it's context, this sense of elaborate can additionally imply that details make something either:
- more special than others of its kind in a good way
or:
- more complicated than necessary in a bad way
(3) (elaborate as in: an elaborate wink)
to exaggerate an action

At times, this sense of elaborate can further imply that an action was exaggerated by prolonging it (performing it more slowly than normal).
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)