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elaborate
The definition of elaborate is done with great or numerous details.
(adjective)- An example of elaborate is a wedding with a horse drawn carriage, a chocolate fountain, perfectly matching linens and a carefully executed theme.
- An example of elaborate is a chandelier with many branches, hanging crystals and other decorations.
Elaborate is defined as to add details to something.
(verb)An example of elaborate is to add more details to a story.
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See elaborate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- worked out carefully; developed in great detail
- highly wrought or ornamented; complicated
- painstaking
Origin: L elaboratus, pp. of elaborare, to work out, labor greatly < e-, out + laborare < labor, labor
transitive verb elaborated, elaborating
- to produce by effort
- to work out carefully; develop in great detail
- to change (food or substances in the body) into compounds that can be assimilated, excreted, etc.
intransitive verb
to state something in detail or add more details: usually with on or upon
Related Forms:
- elaborately adverb
- elaborateness noun
- elaboration noun
- elaborative adjective
- elaborator noun
See elaborate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details.
- Intricate and rich in detail.
- To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly.
- To produce by effort; create.
- To become elaborate.
- To express at greater length or in greater detail: asked me to elaborate on my proposal.
Origin:
Origin: Latin ēlabōrātus
Origin: , past participle of ēlabōrāre, to work out
Origin: : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex-
Origin: + labōrāre, to work (from labor, work)
.Related Forms:
- e·labˈo·rate·ly adverb
- e·labˈo·rate·ness noun
- e·labˌo·raˈtion noun
- e·labˈo·raˌtor noun
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