elaborate

/i-ˈla-b(ə-)rət/

Latin elaboratus, from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work

adjective

  1. planned or carried out with great care

  2. marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness

took elaborate precautions

verb

  1. to expand something in detail

  2. to become elaborate

  3. to work out in detail : develop

would you care to elaborate on that statement