elaborate vs clear up

clear up vs elaborate

elaborate is an adjective but clear up is not an adjective.

elaborate and clear up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elaborate	No	Yes	Yes	No
clear up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, clear up is a hypernym of elaborate; that is, clear up is a word with a broader meaning than elaborate:

elaborate: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
clear up: make clear and (more) comprehensible

Other hypernyms of elaborate include clarify, elucidate.

elaborate (adjective)	clear up (adjective)
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
marked by complexity and richness of detail

elaborate (verb)	clear up (verb)
make more complex, intricate, or richer	free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
work out in detail	finish a task completely
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing	make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product	make clear and (more) comprehensible
	become clear

Difference between elaborate and clear up

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