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   E·lab·o·rate

   adjective

   • 1. involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning: "elaborate security precautions" Similar complicateddetailedintricatecomplexinvolvedtortuousconvolutedserpentinetangledknottyconfusingbewilderingbafflingpainstakingcarefulinextricableentangledimpenetrableByzantineDaedalianGordianrare:involuteinvolutedornatedecoratedembellishedadornedornamentedfancyoverelaboratefussybusyostentatiousextravagantshowybaroquerococofloridwedding-cakegingerbreadinformal:flashflashyOpposite simpleplain
   • ▪ (of an action) lengthy and exaggerated: "he made an elaborate pretense of yawning"

   verb

   • 1. develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in detail: "the key idea of the book is expressed in the title and elaborated in the text"
   • ▪ add more detail concerning what has already been said: "he would not elaborate on his news"
   • 2. (of a natural agency) produce (a substance) from its elements or simpler constituents: "many amino acid and peptide hormones are elaborated by neural tissue"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘produced by effort of labor’, also in elaborate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin elaborat- ‘worked out’, from the verb elaborare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + labor ‘work’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. elaborateness noun
   • 2. elaborative adjective
   • 3. elaborator noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   Definition of elaborate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   elaborate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English e‧lab‧o‧rate1 /ɪˈlæbərət/ adjective 1 having a lot of small parts or details put together in a complicated way SYN intricate pure silks embroidered with elaborate patterns see thesaurus at complicated 2 carefully planned and organized in great detail SYN complex a very ...

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   adj. 1. planned or executed with care and exactness; detailed. 2. marked by complexity, ornateness, or detail. vb. 3. ( intr; usually foll by on or upon) to add information or detail (to an account); expand (upon) 4. ( tr) to work out in detail; develop. 5. ( tr) to make more complicated or ornate. 6. ( tr) to produce by careful labour; create. 7.

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   Apr 27, 2013 · Definition of elaborate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define elaborate: made or done with great care or with much detail : having many parts that are carefully arranged or planned—usage, synonyms, more.

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   Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective elaborate mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective elaborate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

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   Definition of elaborate in Essential American English Dictionary. elaborate. adjective. us / ɪˈlæb·ər·ət/ complicated or with a lot of details: an elaborate design. elaborately. adverb. (Definition of elaborate from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of elaborate. in Chinese (Traditional)