elaborate
11elaborate — elaborately, adv. elaborateness, n. elaborative, adj. elaborator, n. adj. /i lab euhr it/; v. /i lab euh rayt /, adj., v., elaborated, elaborating. adj. 1. worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate …
12elaborate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ further ▪ This point will be elaborated further in the next chapter. ▪ at length ▪ briefly ▪ Let me briefly elaborate on this …
13elaborate — e|lab|o|rate1 [ıˈlæbərıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: elaboratus, past participle of elaborare to work out ] 1.) having a lot of small parts or details put together in a complicated way ▪ pure silks embroidered with elaborate patterns… …
14elaborate — e|lab|o|rate1 [ ı læb(ə)rət ] adjective ** very detailed and complicated: The government s new healthcare plan is the most elaborate yet. a. used about something that is more complicated than is practical or necessary: I took little notice of… …
15elaborate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin elaboratus, from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e + laborare to work more at laboratory Date: 1592 1. planned or carried out with great care < took elaborate precautions > 2. marked… …
16elaborate — adjective /əˈlæbərət / (say uh labuhruht) 1. worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; an elaborate scheme. 2. ornate in a complicated way: elaborate furnishings. –verb (elaborated,… …
17elaborate — 1 adjective containing a lot of small details or parts that are connected with each other in a complicated way: an elaborate mosaic consisting of thousands of tiny pieces | elaborate plan/notes/excuses etc (=carefully produced and full of… …
18elaborate — [ɪˈlæb(ə)rət] adj I very detailed and complicated elaborate geometrical patterns[/ex] an elaborate system of inspections and reports[/ex] II verb [I] elaborate [ɪˈlæbəˌreɪt] to give more details or information about something The police refused… …
19elaborate — 1. adjective /ɪˈlæbərət/ a) Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser. b) intricate, fancy …
20elaborate — v. (D; intr.) to elaborate on * * * [ɪ læb(ə)rət] á å. to elaborate a plan (D; intr.) to elaborate on …
