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Definition of Elaborate
1. Adjective. Marked by complexity and richness of detail. "An elaborate lace pattern"
2. Verb. Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. "They Elaborate that there was a traffic accident "; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Clear Up, Elucidate
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Exposit, Expound, Set Forth, Exemplify, Illustrate, Instance, Particularise, Particularize, Specialise, Specialize, Specify
Derivative terms: Dilation, Elaboration, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion, Expansion, Expatiation, Exposition, Exponent, Expository, Expounding, Lucubration
Antonyms: Contract
3. Adjective. Developed or executed with care and in minute detail. "The carefully elaborated theme"
4. Verb. Produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product. "The bee elaborates honey"
5. Verb. Make more complex, intricate, or richer. "Refine a design or pattern"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Involve, Develop, Sophisticate
Derivative terms: Complication, Complication, Elaboration, Elaboration, Elaboration
6. Verb. Work out in detail. "Elaborate a plan"
Related verbs: Work Out, Work Up
Generic synonyms: Develop, Make Grow
Derivative terms: Elaboration
Definition of Elaborate
1. a. Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research.
2. v. t. To produce with labor
Definition of Elaborate
1. Adjective. Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated ¹
2. Adjective. intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) (''used with'' '''on''' ''when used with an object'') To give further detail or explanation (about). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elaborate
1. [v -RATED, -RATING, -RATES]
Medical Definition of Elaborate
1. 1. To produce with labour "They in full joy elaborate a sigh," (Young) 2. To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labour and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a literary work. "The sap is . . . Still more elaborated and exalted as it circulates through the vessels of the plant." (Arbuthnot) Origin: Elaborated; Elaborating. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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