elaboration
nounAn explanation that adds detail, or the process of developing an idea more fully.
Addition of explanatory detail
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Clear all filtersAn explanation that adds detail, or the process of developing an idea more fully.
Addition of explanatory detail
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Filled with great joy or pride.
Filled with joy
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A poem or song expressing sorrow, especially for someone who has died.
Basic or essential to the nature of something.
To raise something in position, status, quality, or level.
Raise in level or standing
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To draw out a response, information, or feeling.
The skill or manner of speaking clearly and expressively.
Expressing ideas or feelings fluently and persuasively.
To make a meaning or difficult point clear.
To escape capture or remain beyond someone's grasp or understanding.
Escape capture
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Difficult to find, catch, achieve, or define.
Blissful or resembling an ideal paradise.
Extremely thin and weakened, especially through lack of nourishment.
To issue, flow, or originate from a source.
To take away the strength, effectiveness, or power of something.
To decorate or add details, sometimes to exaggerate an account.
Add decoration
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A person or thing that gives a clear, concrete expression to an idea or quality.
Concrete expression of a quality
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To give a concrete form to an idea or represent it fully.
At a very early stage of development.
To correct or improve the wording of a text.
Retired while retaining an honorary title.
Retired with honorary title
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Prominent and highly respected in a field.
Prominent and respected
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A person sent to represent another person or group.
Able to understand or share another person's feelings and experience.
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