ಅರ್ಥ : Add details, as to an account or idea. Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
The manuscript must be shortened.