Princeton's WordNet

1. elaborate, luxuriant(adj)

   marked by complexity and richness of detail

   "an elaborate lace pattern"

2. detailed, elaborate, elaborated(verb)

   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. elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate(verb)

   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. elaborate(verb)

   produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

   "The bee elaborates honey"

5. complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate(verb)

   make more complex, intricate, or richer

   "refine a design or pattern"

6. elaborate, work out(verb)

   work out in detail

   "elaborate a plan"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. elaborate(adjective)ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; v. -əˌreɪt

   complicated and detailed

   an elaborate hoax; elaborate explanations

2. elaborate(verb)ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; v. -əˌreɪt

   to explain more fully

   Please elaborate on your comments.; He then elaborated his theory.

Wiktionary

1. elaborate(Verb)

   (used with on when used with an object) To give further detail or explanation (about).

2. elaborate(Adjective)

   Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated

   After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.

3. elaborate(Adjective)

   intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy

   I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.

Origin: 1575, from elaboratus, past participle of elaboro, from e- + labor. More at e-, labour.

Webster Dictionary

1. Elaborate(adj)

   wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research

2. Elaborate(verb)

   to produce with labor

3. Elaborate(verb)

   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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