elaborate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.

verb

Тo develop in detail or complexity.
To expand/enlarge in detail.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/ En-us-elaborate.ogg /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elaborate (verb).wav /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹæɪt/ /əˈlæb.ə.ɹæɪt/

Word forms

elaborate more elaborate most elaborate elaborates elaborating elaborated

Etymology

1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.

Synonyms

fussy busy work out

Derived words

elaborately elaborateness inelaborate overelaborate superelaborate unelaborate elaboration elaborated sap elaborater elaborator

Translations

Armenian: մանրամասնել Bulgarian: изпипвам Bulgarian: доразвивам Catalan: aprofundir Czech: rozvést Czech: rozpracovat Dutch: uitweiden Estonian: välja töötama Estonian: viimistlema Finnish: täsmentää Finnish: kehitellä Finnish: käsitellä yksityiskohtaisemmin Finnish: selittää tarkemmin French: approfondir German: ausführen Greek: εμβαθύνω Hindi: विस्तृत Hungarian: kifejt Italian: approfondire Italian: dettagliare Kazakh: дамыту Kazakh: тәптіштеу Persian: شرح دادن Polish: rozwinąć Portuguese: argumentar Russian: разраба́тывать Russian: развива́ть Russian: конкретизи́ровать Russian: вдава́ться в подро́бности Russian: уточня́ть Spanish: profundizar Spanish: explayar Spanish: expandir Spanish: ahondar Spanish: argumentar Swedish: elaborera Swedish: utveckla Thai: ขยาย Thai: ขยายความ

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