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Meaning of 'elaborate'
Meaning of 'elaborate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Elaborate 
[ a.]
- Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied;
executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an
elaborate performance; elaborate research. [ a.]2. Elaborate [ v. t.]
- To produce with labor [ v. t.]- To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a literary work.
Meaning of 'elaborate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. elaborate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- work out in detail
- work out in detail
Example in sentence:
- elaborate a plan
Meaning (2):
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
Example in sentence:
- refine a design or pattern
Meaning (3):
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Example in sentence:
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Meaning (4):
- produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
- produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
Example in sentence:
- The bee elaborates honey
2. elaborate [ s]
[ s]Meaning (5):
- developed or executed with care and in minute detail
- developed or executed with care and in minute detail
Example in sentence:
- a detailed plan;
- the carefully elaborated theme;
- the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion
Meaning (6):
- marked by complexity and richness of detail
- marked by complexity and richness of detail
Example in sentence:
- an elaborate lace pattern
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