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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. 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.
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Elaborated
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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.
Origin:
1575–85; < Latin ēlabōrātus (past participle of ēlabōrāre) worked out, equivalent to ē- e- + labōr- work + -ātus -ate1
1575–85; < Latin ēlabōrātus (past participle of ēlabōrāre) worked out, equivalent to ē- e- + 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
EXPANDnon·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
COLLAPSESynonyms
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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| elaborated | |
adjective | |
| developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme" [syn: detailed] |
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