Definition of elaborate
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adjective (a)
Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research. (adjective)
source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
marked by complexity and richness of detail (adj.all)
Example: An elaborate lace pattern.
source: wordnet30
developed or executed with care and in minute detail (adj.all)
Example: The elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion.
The carefully elaborated theme.
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verb (v)
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (verb.communication)
Synonym: dilate ,
enlarge ,
expand ,
expatiate ,
exposit ,
expound ,
flesh out ,
lucubrate Antonym: abbreviate ,
abridge ,
contract ,
cut ,
foreshorten ,
reduce ,
shorten
Example: She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation.
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produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product (verb.creation)
Example: The bee elaborates honey.
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make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)
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work out in detail (verb.change)
Example: Elaborate a plan.
source: wordnet30
To produce with labor (verb)
source: webster1913
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