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elaborates (on)verbpresent tense third-person singular of elaborate (on) to add to the interest of by including made-up detailsmy friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure colors, embellishes, embroiders, exaggerates, hyperbolizes, magnifies, pads, stretches dresses up, gussies upamplifies, enhances, enlarges (on or upon), expands, fleshes (out)fudges, hedgesoverdoes, overdraws, overemphasizes, overplays, overstatesemphasizes, plays up, stressescaricaturessatirizes belittles, minimizes, plays down, understates to express more fully and in greater detailthe candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget amplifies, develops, dilates (on or upon), enlarges (on or upon), expands, fleshes (out) adds (to), complements, supplementsdiscourses, expatiates, rambles, runs on abbreviates, abridges, condenses, shortens compresses, contractsoutlines, summarizes, sums up |