elaborate

elab·o·rate

vt \i-ˈlab-ə-ˌrāt\

elab·o·rat·edelab·o·rat·ing

Definition of ELABORATE

of a living organism : to alter the chemical makeup of (as a foodstuff) to one more suited to bodily needs (as of assimilation or excretion); especially : to build up (complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients <the toxin elaborated by the tetanus bacterium>