All 6 Uses

elaborate
in
Anna and the French Kiss
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Wide pathways act as roads through neighborhoods of elaborate tombs.
p. 128.4

elaborate = having details and complexity
"His wang is rubbed shiny," Josh elaborates.
p. 132.4

elaborates = adds details or explains in detail
The men in elaborately tied scarves sitting at the table beside us look disgusted, so I pretend to twirl the ends of my Nutella mustache.
p. 151.6

elaborately = with much detail or complexity
All of the shops in Paris have outdone themselves with elaborate window displays, and the butcher is no exception.
p. 198.5 *

elaborate = having details and complexity
"Good," Professeur Cole says. "More. Elaborate."
p. 332.5 *

elaborate = add more detail
Elaborate.†
p. 134.2

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)