elaborate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (ex-, “out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.
Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (US) (file) - Adjective: ĭlă'bərət, IPA: /ɪˈlæbərət/, /I"l{b@r@t/
- Verb: ĭlă'bərāt, IPA: /ɪˈlæbəreɪt/, /I"l{b@reIt/
Adjective [edit]
elaborate (comparative more elaborate, superlative most elaborate)
- Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated
- After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
- intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
- I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 1/2, The Younger Set[1]:
- The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
Translations [edit]
detailed
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flashy or fancy
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Verb [edit]
elaborate (third-person singular simple present elaborates, present participle elaborating, simple past and past participle elaborated)
- (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?
Translations [edit]
to give further detail or explanation
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Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
elaborate
- second-person plural present indicative of elaborare
- second-person plural imperative of elaborare
- Feminine plural of elaborato
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
ēlabōrāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of ēlabōrō
