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e⋅lab⋅o⋅rate

  [adj. i-lab-er-it; v. i-lab-uh-reyt] adjective, verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
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–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

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.

Antonyms:
1. simple.
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Medical Dictionary

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 elaborated by the tetanus bacterium>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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