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1. (adj.) elaborate
worked out in great detail; painstaking:
elaborate preparations.
2. elaborate
ornate, showy, or gaudy:
an elaborate costume.
3. (v.t.) elaborate
to work out in minute detail.
4. elaborate
to develop or expand.
5. elaborate
to produce or develop by labor.
6. (v.i.) elaborate
to add details or information; expand (usu. fol. by on):
to elaborate on an idea.
Etymology: (1600–10; < L ēlabōrātus, ptp. of ēlabōrāre to take pains, bestow effort on =ē-e - +labōrāre to work, der. of laborlabor)
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| Definition of 'elaborate' |
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1. (adj) elaborate, luxuriant
marked by complexity and richness of detail
"an elaborate lace pattern"
2. (verb) detailed, elaborate, elaborated
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
"a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"
3. (verb) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
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"
4. (verb) elaborate
produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
"The bee elaborates honey"
5. (verb) complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate
make more complex, intricate, or richer
"refine a design or pattern"
6. (verb) elaborate, work out
work out in detail
"elaborate a plan"
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1. (adjective) elaborate
complicated and detailed
an elaborate hoax; elaborate explanations
2. (verb) elaborate
to explain more fully
Please elaborate on your comments.; He then elaborated his theory.
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1. (adj) elaborate
wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research
2. (verb) elaborate
to produce with labor
3. (verb) elaborate
to perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a literary work
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Sense: to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail
He elaborated his theory.
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 Afrikaans: noukeurig uitbrei |
 Arabic: يَتَوَسَّع في، يُفَصِّل |
 Bulgarian: разработвам |
 Brazilian: desenvolver |
 Czech: podrobně rozpracovat |
 German: sorgfältig ausarbeiten |
 Danish: udbygge; uddybe |
 Greek: επεξεργάζομαι, αναπτύσσω |
 Spanish: desarrollar, elaborar |
 Estonian: välja töötama, üksikasjal |
 Farsi: با جزئیات شرح دادن؛ مفصل |
 Finnish: tarkentaa |
 French: entrer dans les détails d |
 Hebrew: לְהָרחִיב |
 Hindi: विस्तार करना |
 Croatian: razraditi |
 Hungarian: alaposan kidolgoz |
 Indonesian: merinci |
 Icelandic: setja samaní smáatriðum; |
 Italian: elaborare |
 Japanese: 念入りに作る |
 Korean: (이론, 설계 등을) 정밀하게 구성하다 |
 Lithuanian: nuodugniai parengti/apraš |
 Latvian: rūpīgi izstrādāt |
 Malay: menguraikan |
 Dutch: in detail uitwerken |
 Norwegian: utdype, gå i detaljer, fo |
 Polish: opracowywać |
 Persian: با جزئیات شرح دادن؛ مفصل |
 Pashto: په دقت اجر كول، په يزا ر |
 Portuguese: desenvolver |
 Romanian: a elabora |
 Russian: детально разрабатывать |
 Slovak: podrobne rozpracovať |
 Slovenian: izdelati |
 Serbian: elaborirati |
 Swedish: utarbeta |
 Thai: อธิบาย |
 Turkish: ayrıntılarıyla hazırlamak |
 Taiwanese: 精心策劃，詳盡說明 |
 Ukrainian: розвивати |
 Urdu: تفصیلا تیار کرنا |
 Vietnamese: chi tiết hoá |
 Chinese: 精心制作，详细地说明 |
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