elab·o·rate
i-ˈla-b(ə-)rət
1
: planned or carried out with great care
took elaborate precautions
2
: marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness
elaborate prose
elaborately
adverb
elaborateness
noun
elab·o·rate
i-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt
elaborated; elaborating
1
: to expand something in detail
would you care to elaborate on that statement
2
: to become elaborate (see elaborate entry 1)
1
: to work out in detail : develop
elaborate a theory
2
: to produce by labor
3
: to build up (something, such as complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients
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