elaborar

Definitions of elaborar
  1. verb
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
    synonyms: empapar, hacer infusiones, preparar, remojar
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    absorber, calarse, empapar, empaparse, remojar, remojarse, traspasar
    fill, soak, or imbue totally
  2. verb
    make from scratch
    synonyms: fabricar
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    acuñar
    form by stamping, punching, or printing
    componer, confeccionar, crear, hacer, preparar
    make by shaping or bringing together constituents
    forjar, formar, fraguar, moldear
    make something, usually for a specific function
    asar, asarse, cocer, enhornar, hornear
    prepare with dry heat in an oven
    hacer
    prepare by brewing
    cocinar, guisar, preparar
    prepare for eating by applying heat
    cocinar, guisar, preparar
    prepare a hot meal
    hilar, tejer
    create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
    cincelar, esculpir, grabar, tallar
    form by carving
    golpear
    shape by beating
    compilar, componer
    put together out of existing material
    construir, fabricar, manufacturar
    put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
    forjar, formar, fraguar
    make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
    amontonar
    form into a rounded elevation
    remodelar
    shape again or shape differently
    fundir, moldear
    form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
    enrollar
    make without a potter's wheel
    precocinar
    cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long
    apañar, improvisar
    prepare or cook quickly or hastily
    tranzar, trenzar, trenzarse
    make by braiding or interlacing
    mechar
    prepare or cook with lard
    esculpir
    create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
    type of:
    causar, crear, hacer, realizar
    make or cause to be or to become
  3. verb
    prepare by brewing
    synonyms: hacer
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    fabricar
    make from scratch
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