Both Uses

elaborate
in
The Pigman
(Edited)

She finally got out of the house again that night by performing an elaborate ritual about having to go to the library.
Chpt 7 *

elaborate = detailed (perhaps complex)
It gave me a feeling like being in Beekman's toy department to tell the truth--everything elaborately displayed.
Chpt 15

elaborately = with much detail or complexity

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)