elaborate
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e·lab·o·rate
[adj. ih-lab-er-it; v. ih-lab-uh-reyt] adjective, verb, e·lab·o·rat·ed, e·lab·o·rat·ing. 
ər adjective
1.
worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; elaborate care. Synonyms: perfected, painstaking. Antonyms: simple.
2.
marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate.
verb (used with object)
3.
to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection. Synonyms: refine, improve.
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.
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verb (used without object)
7.
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: refine, improve.
Origin:
1575–85; < Latin ēlabōrātus (past participle of ēlabōrāre) worked out, equivalent to ē- e-1 + labōr- work + -ātus -ate1
1575–85; < Latin ēlabōrātus (past participle of ēlabōrāre) worked out, equivalent to ē- e-1 + labōr- work + -ātus -ate1
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
non·e·lab·o·rate, adjective
non·e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb
non·e·lab·o·rate·ness, noun
non·e·lab·o·rat·ing, adjective
non·e·lab·o·ra·tive, adjective
qua·si-e·lab·o·rate, adjective
qua·si-e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb
self-e·lab·o·rat·ed, adjective
su·per·e·lab·o·rate, adjective
su·per·e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb
su·per·e·lab·o·rate·ness, noun
un·e·lab·o·rate, adjective
un·e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb
un·e·lab·o·rate·ness, noun
un·e·lab·o·rat·ed, adjective
well-e·lab·o·rat·ed, adjective
Synonym Study
2. 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.
2. 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.
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| elaborate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | planned or executed with care and exactness; detailed |
| 2. | marked by complexity, ornateness, or detail |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (intr; |
| 4. | (tr) to work out in detail; develop |
| 5. | (tr) to make more complicated or ornate |
| 6. | (tr) to produce by careful labour; create |
| 7. | (tr) physiol to change (food or simple substances) into more complex substances for use in the body |
| [C16: from Latin ēlabōrāre to take pains, from labōrāre to toil] | |
| e'laborately | |
| —adv | |
| e'laborateness | |
| —n | |
| elabo'ration | |
| —n | |
| elaborative | |
| —adj | |
| e'laborator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
elaborate
1590s, "produced by labor," from L. elaboratus, pp. of elaborare (see elaboration). Meaning "very detailed" is from 1620s.
elaborate
c.1600, from L. elaborat-, pp. stem of elaborare (see elaboration). Related: Elaborated; elaborating.
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Example sentences
Explanations of general semantics can become pretty elaborate pretty fast, but the basic idea sounds simple enough.
These stores made it a cinch to expand his original plan for simple tuna sandwiches into a more elaborate salad.
The committee began by sending an elaborate questionnaire to statesmen and thinkers around the world.
She suggested a more elaborate approach: pairwise comparison.
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