ELABORATE Definition & Meaning

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elaborate

[ adjective ih-lab-er-it; verb ih-lab-uh-reyt ]

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adjective

worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness:
elaborate preparations; elaborate care.
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Antonyms:
marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate.

verb (used with object)

elaborated, elaborating.

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)

elaborated, elaborating.

to add details in writing, speaking, etc.; give additional or fuller treatment (usually followed by on or upon ):
to elaborate upon a theme or an idea.
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elaborate

/ 瑟藞濒忙产蓹谤蓹迟瑟惫 /

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

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Derived Forms

别藞濒补产辞谤补迟别濒测, adverb
别藞濒补产辞藢谤补迟辞谤, noun
别藞濒补产辞谤补迟别苍别蝉蝉, noun
别藢濒补产辞藞谤补迟颈辞苍, noun
elaborative, adjective

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of elaborate¹

First recorded in 1575鈥�85; from Latin 脓濒补产艒谤腻迟耻蝉 (past participle of 脓濒补产艒谤腻谤别 ) worked out, equivalent to 脓- intensive prefix + 濒补产艒谤- 鈥渨ork鈥� + -腻迟耻蝉 adjective suffix; e- ¹, -ate ¹

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of elaborate¹

C16: from Latin 脓濒补产艒谤腻谤别 to take pains, from 濒补产艒谤腻谤别 to toil

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Synonym Study

Elaborate, labored, studied apply to that which is worked out in great detail. That which is elaborate is characterized by great, sometimes even excessive, minuteness of detail: elaborate preparations for a banquet. That which is labored is marked by excessive, often forced or uninspired, effort: a labored style of writing. That which is studied is accomplished with care and deliberation, and is done purposely, sometimes even having been rehearsed: a studied pose.

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