elaborate
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elaborate
- /ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/
- /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ Canada, US, UK
- /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹæɪt/ Australia
- /əˈlæb.ə.ɹæɪt/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.
adjective more elaborate · most elaborate
- Complex, detailed, or sophisticated. After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
- Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy. I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.
verb elaborates · elaborating · elaborated
- Тo develop in detail or complexity. […] by the time of the subsequent coronation, when the Prussian king put the crown on his own head in child-like belief of the obsolete doctrine called divine right, the untiring statesman had elaborated his scheme of reform.
- To expand/enlarge in detail. What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate?
