elaborate
elaborated; elaborating; elaborates
Use the adjective elaborate when you want to describe how something is very detailed or especially complicated, like a devilish prank planned out weeks in advance.
The adjective elaborate is used to describe when something is planned with a lot of attention to detail or when something is intricate or detailed itself. The word comes from the Latin elaborare, which means "to produce by labor" but it has come to mean a lot of labor, especially work that is very complicated and precise. To imagine this word, think of a painting with lots of flourishes or a story with many sub-plots and characters that all fit together in extensive ways.
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marked by complexity and richness of detail
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developed or executed with care and in minute detail“"the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan”
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synonyms:
detailed, elaborated
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careful
exercising caution or showing care or attention
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careful
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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”
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Antonyms:
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abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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cut, edit, edit out
cut and assemble the components of
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detail
provide details for
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exposit, expound, set forth
state
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exemplify, illustrate, instance
clarify by giving an example of
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particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify
be specific about
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depict, describe, draw
give a description of
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premise
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
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spell out
make explicit; specify in detail
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abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
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work out in detail
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make more complex, intricate, or richer
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synonyms:
complicate, rarify, refine
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types:
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involve
make complex or intricate or complicated
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develop
elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
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sophisticate
make more complex or refined
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involve
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produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
Vocabulary lists containing elaborate
In this second book of the Supernatural Investigations series, thirteen-year-old Amari Peters of Atlanta's Whitman Preparatory Academy must compete for the Crown in order to save her brother, stop a war, and prevent the future of magic from being controlled by evil forces.
To seal their coven, keep their magic, and avoid being turned into toads, twelve-year-old Seven Salazar of Ravenskill must work with the bully Valley Pepperhorn and the new girl Thorn Laroux to defeat the Nightbeast.
In this third book of the Front Desk series, seventh-grader Mia Tang and her parents return from a vacation to discover that they are in danger of losing the Calivista Motel.
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