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elaborate
[ adjective ih-lab-er-it; verb ih-lab-uh-reyt ]
adjective
- worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness:
elaborate preparations; elaborate care.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate.
verb (used with object)
- to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection.
Synonyms: ,
- to add details to; expand.
- to produce or develop by labor.
- Physiology. to convert (food, plasma, etc.) by means of chemical processes into a substance more suitable for use within the body.
verb (used without object)
- to add details in writing, speaking, etc.; give additional or fuller treatment (usually followed by on or upon ):
to elaborate upon a theme or an idea.
Synonyms: ,
elaborate
/ ɪˈæəəɪ /
adjective
- planned or executed with care and exactness; detailed
- marked by complexity, ornateness, or detail
verb
- intr; usually foll by on or upon to add information or detail (to an account); expand (upon)
- tr to work out in detail; develop
- tr to make more complicated or ornate
- tr to produce by careful labour; create
- tr physiol to change (food or simple substances) into more complex substances for use in the body
Derived Forms
- ˈǰٱ, adverb
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈǰٱԱ, noun
- ˌˈپDz, noun
- elaborative, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·o·ٱ· adverb
- ·o·ٱ·Ա noun
- ·o·t adjective
- ·o·tǰ noun
- ԴDze·o·ٱ adjective
- non·o·ٱ· adverb
- non·o·ٱ·Ա noun
- ԴDze·o·iԲ adjective
- non·o·t adjective
- ܲȴ-·o·ٱ adjective
- quasi-·o·ٱ· adverb
- -·o·e adjective
- p··o·ٱ adjective
- super··o·ٱ· adverb
- super··o·ٱ·Ա noun
- ܲe·o·ٱ adjective
- un·o·ٱ· adverb
- un·o·ٱ·Ա noun
- ܲe·o·e adjective
- ɱ-·o·e adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of elaborate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of elaborate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The backdrop for all this high drama, adding yet another twist to this elaborate puzzle, is the administration’s ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations, which are led by Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff.
It has also not elaborated on how ACS Ventures used AI to develop its questions.
Of all the elaborate illusions and wall-to-wall effects performed in the stage show “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” the trickiest one is a signature visual of the “Stranger Things” universe: the nosebleed.
Police have not elaborated on the nature of the item, nor specified the number of homes evacuated.
A papal funeral has traditionally been an elaborate affair, but Pope Francis recently approved plans to make the whole procedure less complex.
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