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   elaborate

   adjective

   • 1. involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning: "elaborate security precautions" Similar complicateddetailedintricatecomplexinvolvedtortuousconvolutedserpentinetangledknottyconfusingbewilderingbafflingpainstakingcarefulinextricableentangledimpenetrableByzantineDaedalianGordianrare:involuteinvolutedornatedecoratedembellishedadornedornamentedfancyover-elaboratefussybusyostentatiousextravagantshowybaroquerococofloridwedding-cakegingerbreadinformal:flashflashyOpposite simpleplain
   • ▪ (of an action) lengthy and exaggerated: "he made an elaborate pretence of yawning"

   verb

   • 1. develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail: "the theory was proposed by Cope and elaborated by Osborn"
   • ▪ add more detail concerning what has already been said: "he would not elaborate on his news"
   • 2. (of a natural agency) produce (a substance) from its elements or simpler constituents: "many amino acid and peptide hormones are elaborated by neural tissue"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘produced by effort of labour’, also in elaborate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin elaborat- ‘worked out’, from the verb elaborare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + labor ‘work’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. elaborateness noun
   • 2. elaborative adjective
   • 3. elaborator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishELABORATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ELABORATE definition: 1. containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts: 2. to add more information to or…. Learn more.

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4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishelaborate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   elaborate. adjective. /ɪˈlæbərət/. /ɪˈlæbərət/. [usually before noun] very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized. elaborate designs. I had prepared a very elaborate meal. an elaborate computer system.

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   Definitions of 'elaborate'. 1. You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts. [...] 2. Elaborate plans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail. [...] 3.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › elaborateElaborate - definition of elaborate by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELABORATE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   complicated, detailed, or made carefully from many parts: an elaborate system / scheme. an elaborate design. elaborately. adverb. elaborate. verb [ I, T ] uk / ɪˈlæb ə reɪt / us. to explain something and give more details: He wouldn't elaborate on the details. elaboration. noun [ U ] uk / ɪˌlæbəˈreɪʃ ə n / us.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › elaborateElaborate Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Elaborate definition: Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details.

10. www.wordreference.com › definition › elaborateelaborate - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    adj. worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; elaborate care. marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated. v.t. to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection. to add details to; expand. to produce or develop by labor.

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    elaborate meaning, definition, what is elaborate: having a lot of small parts or details p...: Learn more.