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elaborate
e·lab·o·rate E0064100 (ĭ-lăb′ər-ĭt)adj.1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details: an elaborate scheme.2. Intricate and rich in detail: a carpet with an elaborate pattern.v. (ĭ-lăb′ə-rāt′) e·lab·o·rat·ed, e·lab·o·rat·ing, e·lab·o·rates v.tr.1. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly: elaborated a theory of social organization.2. To produce or compose (a substance, for example) from simpler elements.v.intr. To explain something at greater length or in greater detail: asked me to elaborate on my proposal.
[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.elaborate adj 1. planned or executed with care and exactness; detailed 2. marked by complexity, ornateness, or detail vb 3. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to add information or detail (to an account); expand (upon) 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. (Physiology) (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] eˈlaborately adv eˈlaborateness n eˌlaboˈration n elaborative adj eˈlaboˌrator ne•lab•o•rate (adj. ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; v. -əˌreɪt)
adj., v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. adj. 1. worked out in great detail; painstaking: elaborate preparations. 2. ornate, showy, or gaudy: an elaborate costume. v.t. 3. to work out in minute detail. 4. to develop or expand. 5. to produce or develop by labor. v.i. 6. to add details or information; expand (usu. fol. by on): to elaborate on an idea. [1600–10; < Latin ēlabōrātus, past participle of ēlabōrāre to take pains, bestow effort on =ē- e- + labōrāre to work, derivative of labor labor] e•lab′o•rate•ly, adv. e•lab′o•rate•ness, n. e•lab′o•ra`tive, adj. elaborate
Past participle: elaborated
Gerund: elaborating
| Imperative |
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| elaborate | | elaborate |
| Present |
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| I elaborate | | you elaborate | | he/she/it elaborates | | we elaborate | | you elaborate | | they elaborate |
| Preterite |
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| I elaborated | | you elaborated | | he/she/it elaborated | | we elaborated | | you elaborated | | they elaborated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am elaborating | | you are elaborating | | he/she/it is elaborating | | we are elaborating | | you are elaborating | | they are elaborating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have elaborated | | you have elaborated | | he/she/it has elaborated | | we have elaborated | | you have elaborated | | they have elaborated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was elaborating | | you were elaborating | | he/she/it was elaborating | | we were elaborating | | you were elaborating | | they were elaborating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had elaborated | | you had elaborated | | he/she/it had elaborated | | we had elaborated | | you had elaborated | | they had elaborated |
| Future |
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| I will elaborate | | you will elaborate | | he/she/it will elaborate | | we will elaborate | | you will elaborate | | they will elaborate |
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| I will have elaborated | | you will have elaborated | | he/she/it will have elaborated | | we will have elaborated | | you will have elaborated | | they will have elaborated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be elaborating | | you will be elaborating | | he/she/it will be elaborating | | we will be elaborating | | you will be elaborating | | they will be elaborating |
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| I have been elaborating | | you have been elaborating | | he/she/it has been elaborating | | we have been elaborating | | you have been elaborating | | they have been elaborating |
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| I will have been elaborating | | you will have been elaborating | | he/she/it will have been elaborating | | we will have been elaborating | | you will have been elaborating | | they will have been elaborating |
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| I had been elaborating | | you had been elaborating | | he/she/it had been elaborating | | we had been elaborating | | you had been elaborating | | they had been elaborating |
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| I would elaborate | | you would elaborate | | he/she/it would elaborate | | we would elaborate | | you would elaborate | | they would elaborate |
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| I would have elaborated | | you would have elaborated | | he/she/it would have elaborated | | we would have elaborated | | you would have elaborated | | they would have elaborated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | elaborate - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"expatiate, expound, lucubrate, flesh out, exposit, dilate, enlarge, expandclarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"detail - provide details forexposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons"illustrate, instance, exemplify - clarify by giving an example ofparticularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" | | 2. | elaborate - produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; "The bee elaborates honey"produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" | | 3. | elaborate - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"rarify, refine, complicatealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"involve - make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key"sophisticate - make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design" | | 4. | elaborate - work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"work outwork out, work up - come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"make grow, develop - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" | | Adj. | 1. | elaborate - marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"luxuriantfancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" | | 2. | elaborate - 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"detailed, elaboratedcareful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
elaborateadjective1. complicated, detailed, studied, laboured, perfected, complex, careful, exact, precise, thorough, intricate, skilful, painstaking an elaborate research project2. ornate, detailed, involved, complex, fancy, complicated, decorated, extravagant, intricate, baroque, ornamented, fussy, embellished, showy, ostentatious, florid a designer known for his elaborate costumes
ornate simple, basic, severe, plain, modest, minimal, unadorned, unfussy, unembellishedverb1. develop, improve, enhance, polish, complicate, decorate, refine, garnish, ornament, flesh out The plan was elaborated by five members of the council.2. expand (upon), extend, enlarge (on), amplify, embellish, flesh out, add detail (to) A spokesman declined to elaborate on the statement.
expand (upon) simplify, summarize, streamline, condense, abbreviate, truncate, put in a nutshell, reduce to essentialselaborateadjective1. Complexly detailed:complicated, fancy, intricate.2. Difficult to understand because of intricacy:byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, daedal, Daedalian, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled.verb1. To express at greater length or in greater detail:amplify, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, labor.2. To disclose bit by bit:develop, evolve.Idioms: fill in the details, go into detail.Translationselaborate (iˈlӕbəreit) verb1. to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail. He elaborated his theory. 精心策劃，詳盡說明 精心制作，详细地说明 2. (especially with on) to discuss details. She elaborated on the next day's menu. 詳細討論 详细阐述 (-rət) adjective1. very detailed or complicated. an elaborate design. 詳盡的 详尽阐述的2. carefully planned. elaborate plans for escape. 精心策劃的 精心计划的eˈlaborately adverb 詳盡地 缜密地eˌlaboˈration noun 精心策劃，詳盡說明 精心制作，详细阐述 elaborate
elaborate on (someone or something)To expand on a particular topic or idea. To say more about someone or something. Can you elaborate on that? I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to do there. In your next draft, I think you should really elaborate on your reading of this paragraph of the novel.See also: elaborate, onelaborate on someone or somethingto give additional details about someone or something. Would you care to elaborate on that? I want to know more about Kelly. Could you elaborate on her?See also: elaborate, onelaborate
elaborate [e-lab´o-rāt] to produce complex substances out of simpler materials.Patient discussion about elaborateQ. I am using male enhancing drugs. I was told it can be dangerous can someone elaborate this for me? To get an ereaction and to enjoy from a full sex life I am using male enhancing drugs. I was told it can be dangerous with the drugs I take for my heart problems. Is it true?A. yes, its dangerous,if you are taking prescribed meds for an erection,maybe you can try,rize2, its a natural herb,its about 5 dollars a pill,but ive taken it before and the effects lasted for 4 days,you can just think about sex and get an erection,rock hard,,,and it will last as long as you do,take a few mins break and go again, i took one about a month ago,for my wife,(annaversary)we had sex for three and a half hours,stopped for a break,then did it again for another two hours,it was great,two days later at work i say a little hottie,started thinking had to stop because of the rize in the levis, good luck give it a try, can find it at the porn stores,,!!!!! More discussions about elaborateelaborate
Synonyms for elaborateadj complicatedSynonyms- complicated
- detailed
- studied
- laboured
- perfected
- complex
- careful
- exact
- precise
- thorough
- intricate
- skilful
- painstaking
adj ornateSynonyms- ornate
- detailed
- involved
- complex
- fancy
- complicated
- decorated
- extravagant
- intricate
- baroque
- ornamented
- fussy
- embellished
- showy
- ostentatious
- florid
Antonyms- simple
- basic
- severe
- plain
- modest
- minimal
- unadorned
- unfussy
- unembellished
verb developSynonyms- develop
- improve
- enhance
- polish
- complicate
- decorate
- refine
- garnish
- ornament
- flesh out
verb expand (upon)Synonyms- expand (upon)
- extend
- enlarge (on)
- amplify
- embellish
- flesh out
- add detail (to)
Antonyms- simplify
- summarize
- streamline
- condense
- abbreviate
- truncate
- put in a nutshell
- reduce to essentials
Synonyms for elaborateadj complexly detailedSynonyms- complicated
- fancy
- intricate
adj difficult to understand because of intricacySynonyms- byzantine
- complex
- complicated
- convoluted
- daedal
- Daedalian
- intricate
- involute
- involved
- knotty
- labyrinthine
- tangled
verb to express at greater length or in greater detailSynonyms- amplify
- develop
- dilate
- enlarge
- expand
- expatiate
- labor
verb to disclose bit by bitSynonymsSynonyms for elaborateverb add details, as to an account or ideaSynonyms- expatiate
- expound
- lucubrate
- flesh out
- exposit
- dilate
- enlarge
- expand
Related Words- clarify
- clear up
- elucidate
- detail
- exposit
- set forth
- expound
- illustrate
- instance
- exemplify
- particularise
- particularize
- specialise
- specialize
- specify
verb produce from basic elements or sourcesRelated Wordsverb make more complex, intricate, or richerSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- involve
- develop
- sophisticate
verb work out in detailSynonymsRelated Words- work out
- work up
- make grow
- develop
adj marked by complexity and richness of detailSynonymsRelated Wordsadj developed or executed with care and in minute detailSynonymsRelated Words |