to elaborate details

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• elaborate — [ē lab′ə rit, ilab′ər it; ] for v. [, ē lab′ə rit, i lab′ə rāt΄] adj. [L elaboratus, pp. of elaborare, to work out, labor greatly < e , out + laborare < labor, LABOR] 1. worked out carefully; developed in great detail 2. highly wrought or… …   English World dictionary

• elaborate — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• elaborate — I UK [ɪˈlæb(ə)rət] / US 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 no notice of John s… …   English dictionary

• elaborate — 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 …   Universalium

• elaborate — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• elaborate — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• elaborate — 01. A Japanese wedding can be a fairly [elaborate] ceremony involving a number of different costume changes. 02. We made a really [elaborate] five course dinner for my grandfather s 100th birthday. 03. The student gave his teacher an [elaborate]… …   Grammatical examples in English

• elaborate — elaborates, elaborating, elaborated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]ɪlæ̱bərət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪlæ̱bəreɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of… …   English dictionary

• elaborate — 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,… …  

• elaborate — [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… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• elaborate — e•lab•o•rate adj. [[t]ɪˈlæb ər ɪt[/t]] v. [[t] əˌreɪt[/t]] adj. v. rat•ed, rat•ing 1) worked out in great detail; painstaking: elaborate preparations[/ex] 2) ornate, showy, or gaudy: an elaborate costume[/ex] 3) to work out in minute detail 4) to …   From formal English to slang