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e⋅lab⋅o⋅rate
[adj. i-lab-er-it; v. i-lab-uh-reyt] 
adjective, verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.–adjective
| 1. | worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; elaborate care. |
| 2. | marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection. |
| 4. | to add details to; expand. |
| 5. | to produce or develop by labor. |
| 6. | 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)
| 7. | to add details in writing, speaking, etc.; give additional or fuller treatment (usually fol. by on or upon): to elaborate upon a theme or an idea. |
Origin:
1575–85; < L ēlabōrātus (ptp. of ēlabōrāre) worked out, equiv. to ē- e- + labōr- work + -ātus -ate 1
1575–85; < L ēlabōrātus (ptp. of ēlabōrāre) worked out, equiv. to ē- e- + labōr- work + -ātus -ate 1
Related forms:
e⋅lab⋅o⋅rate⋅ly, adverb
e⋅lab⋅o⋅rate⋅ness, noun
e⋅lab⋅o⋅ra⋅tive, adjective
e⋅lab⋅o⋅ra⋅tor, noun
Synonyms:
1. perfected, painstaking. 2. ornate. Elaborate, labored, studied apply to that which is worked out in great detail. That which is elaborate is characterized by great, sometimes even excessive, minuteness of detail: elaborate preparations for a banquet. That which is labored is marked by excessive, often forced or uninspired, effort: a labored style of writing. That which is studied is accomplished with care and deliberation, and is done purposely, sometimes even having been rehearsed: a studied pose. 3, 7. refine, improve.
1. perfected, painstaking. 2. ornate. Elaborate, labored, studied apply to that which is worked out in great detail. That which is elaborate is characterized by great, sometimes even excessive, minuteness of detail: elaborate preparations for a banquet. That which is labored is marked by excessive, often forced or uninspired, effort: a labored style of writing. That which is studied is accomplished with care and deliberation, and is done purposely, sometimes even having been rehearsed: a studied pose. 3, 7. refine, improve.
Antonyms:
1. simple.
1. simple.
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| e·lab·o·rate (ĭ-lāb'ər-ĭt) adj.
v. tr.
[Latin ēlabōrātus, past participle of ēlabōrāre, to work out : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + labōrāre, to work (from labor, work).] e·lab'o·rate·ly adv., e·lab'o·rate·ness n., e·lab'o·ra'tion n., e·lab'o·ra'tor n. Synonyms: These adjectives mean marked by complexity of detail: an elaborate lace pattern; the eye, a complicated organ; an intricate problem. |
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Elaborate
E*lab"o*rate\, a. [L. elaboratus, p. p. of elaborare to work out; e out + laborare to labor, labor labor. See Labor.] Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research. Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. --Waller. Syn: Labored; complicated; studied; perfected; high-wrought. -- E*lab"o*rate*ly, adv. -- E*lab"o*rate*ness, n.Elaborate
E*lab"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elaborated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elaborating.]1. To produce with labor They in full joy elaborate a sigh, --Young. 2. 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. The sap is . . . still more elaborated and exalted as it circulates through the vessels of the plant. --Arbuthnot.
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Language Translation for : elaborate
Spanish:
desarrollar, elaborar,
German:
sorgfältig ausarbeiten,
Japanese:
念入りに作る
Main Entry: elab·o·rate
Pronunciation: i-'lab-&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -rat·ed; -rat·ing
of a living organism : to alter the chemical makeup of (as a foodstuff) to one more suited to bodily needs (as of assimilation or excretion); especially : to build up(complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients
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