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   elaborate

   adjective

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

   verb

   • 1. develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail: "the theory was proposed by Cope and elaborated by Osborn"
   • ▪ 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 labour’, 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

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishELABORATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to add more information to or explain something that you have said: elaborate on The congresswoman said she was resigning, but refused to elaborate on her reasons for doing so. Synonym. expatiate formal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. elaboration.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › elaborateElaborate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ELABORATE is planned or carried out with great care. How to use elaborate in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELABORATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ELABORATE meaning: 1. containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts: 2. to add more information to or…. Learn more.

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   Elaborate definition: worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness. See examples of ELABORATE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › elaborateElaborate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of elaborate (/ɪˈlæbəˌreɪt/) verb. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation” synonyms: dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out. see more. verb. work out in detail. “ elaborate a plan”

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishelaborate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishELABORATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   ELABORATE definition: 1. complicated, detailed, or made carefully from many parts: 2. to explain something and give more…. Learn more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryELABORATE definition in American English | Collins English...

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   1. adjective. You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts. ...an elaborate research project. Synonyms: complicated, detailed, studied, laboured More Synonyms of elaborate. 2. adjective.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › elaborateElaborate - definition of elaborate by The Free Dictionary

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    adj. 1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details: an elaborate scheme. 2. Intricate and rich in detail: a carpet with an elaborate pattern. v. (ĭ-lăb′ə-rāt′) e·lab·o·rat·ed, e·lab·o·rat·ing, e·lab·o·rates. v.tr. 1. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly: elaborated a theory of social organization. 2.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-superentryELABORATE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    1. You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts. [...] 2. Elaborate plans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail. [...] 3. Elaborate clothing or material is made with a lot of detailed artistic designs. [...] More