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How to sign: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation";
Similiar / Same: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, expound, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand
Categories: clarify, clear up, elucidate
Within this category: detail, exemplify, set forth, specify
How to sign: become wider
"His pupils were dilated";
Similiar / Same: distend
Categories: widen