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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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2. 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.

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

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   ELABORATE definition: 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.

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

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   Use the adjective elaborate when you want to describe how something is very detailed or especially complicated, like a devilish prank planned out weeks in advance.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishELABORATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

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   A complete guide to the word "ELABORATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishelaborate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized elaborate designs She had prepared a very elaborate meal. an elaborate computer system

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

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    Intricate and rich in detail: a carpet with an elaborate pattern. 1. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly: elaborated a theory of social organization. 2. To produce or compose (a substance, for example) from simpler elements. To explain something at greater length or in greater detail: asked me to elaborate on my proposal.