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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by complexity and richness of detail | |
| Synonyms: | luxuriant intricate | |
| Examples: | "an elaborate lace pattern" |
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| Related terms: | fancy | |
| 2. | [ verb ] add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | |
| Synonyms: | expound enlarge exposit expand dilate lucubrate flesh_out expatiate | |
| Examples: | "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
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| Related terms: | abridge clarify exemplify set_forth specify detail amplification exposition expansion expatiation dilation expansion lucubration | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] developed or executed with care and in minute detail | |
| Synonyms: | detailed elaborated | |
| Examples: | "a detailed plan" "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan "the carefully elaborated theme" |
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| Related terms: | careful | |
| 4. | [ verb ] produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product | |
| Examples: | "The bee elaborates honey" |
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| Related terms: | produce elaboration | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make more complex, intricate, or richer | |
| Synonyms: | complicate refine rarify | |
| Examples: | "refine a design or pattern" |
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| Related terms: | change involve develop sophisticate complication refinement complicatedness | |
| 6. | [ verb ] work out in detail | |
| Synonyms: | work_out | |
| Examples: | "elaborate a plan" |
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| Related terms: | develop evolve elaboration | |
| Similar spelling: |
elaborated elaborately elaboration Elbert Elford Elvira Elvera |
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