elaborate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Adjective: ĭlă'bərət, IPA: /ɪˈlæbərət/, /I"l{b@r@t/
• Verb: ĭlă'bərāt, IPA: /ɪˈlæbəreɪt/, /I"l{b@reIt/

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elaborate (comparative more elaborate, superlative most elaborate)

1. Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated

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

2. intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy

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

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to elaborate (third-person singular simple present elaborates, present participle elaborating, simple past and past participle elaborated)

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

   What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate?

   Could you elaborate on the plot for your novel for me?

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[edit] Verb

elaborate

1. Second-person plural present tense of elaborare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of elaborare.
3. Feminine plural of elaborato.