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elaborate
[ih-lab-er-it, ih-lab-uh-reyt]
adjective
worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness.
elaborate preparations; elaborate care.
Synonyms:Antonyms:marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate.
verb (used with object)
to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection.
Synonyms: ,to add details to; expand.
to produce or develop by labor.
Physiology.to convert (food, plasma, etc.) by means of chemical processes into a substance more suitable for use within the body.
verb (used without object)
to add details in writing, speaking, etc.; give additional or fuller treatment (usually followed by on orupon ).
to elaborate upon a theme or an idea.
Synonyms: ,
elaborate
/ ɪˈæəəɪ /
adjective
planned or executed with care and exactness; detailed
marked by complexity, ornateness, or detail
verb
(intr; usually foll by on or upon) to add information or detail (to an account); expand (upon)
(tr) to work out in detail; develop
(tr) to make more complicated or ornate
(tr) to produce by careful labour; create
(tr) physiol to change (food or simple substances) into more complex substances for use in the body
Other Word Forms
- elaborately adverb
- elaborateness noun
- elaborative adjective
- elaborator noun
- nonelaborate adjective
- nonelaborately adverb
- nonelaborateness noun
- nonelaborating adjective
- nonelaborative adjective
- quasi-elaborate adjective
- quasi-elaborately adverb
- self-elaborated adjective
- superelaborate adjective
- superelaborately adverb
- superelaborateness noun
- unelaborate adjective
- unelaborately adverb
- unelaborateness noun
- unelaborated adjective
- well-elaborated adjective
- ˈǰٱ adverb
- ˈˌٴǰ noun
- ˈǰٱԱ noun
- ˌˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of elaborate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of elaborate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Officials said the motive was believed to be burglary-related but investigators did not elaborate.
He later elaborated on social media, urging Tehran to agree to a new nuclear deal, and warning the country of further bloodshed it not.
Unknown millennia later, you’ll spot dried daisies on Lucy’s dresser, along with more exotic blossoms and puffs and powders that show how overly elaborate courtship has become.
The entire meeting was part of an elaborate sting operation, and had been covertly filmed - footage that has been obtained by the BBC.
The performance is elaborate and delightful and impeccably choreographed, with Hiddleston doing long-legged strides as though he’s the second coming of Christopher Walken.
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