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Meaning of elaborate
1 definition found
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elaborate
adj 1: marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an
elaborate lace pattern" [syn: {elaborate}, {luxuriant}]
2: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a
detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants
prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully
elaborated theme" [syn: {detailed}, {elaborate},
{elaborated}]
v 1: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning
of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She
elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn:
{elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit},
{enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}]
[ant: {abbreviate}, {abridge}, {contract}, {cut},
{foreshorten}, {reduce}, {shorten}]
2: produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more
developed product; "The bee elaborates honey"
3: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or
pattern" [syn: {complicate}, {refine}, {rarify}, {elaborate}]
4: work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: {elaborate},
{work out}]
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