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Definitions of elaborate
  1. verb
    make more complex, intricate, or richer

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  2. verb
    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"
  3. adjective
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
    "an elaborate lace pattern"

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  4. verb
    work out in detail
    "elaborate a plan"

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  5. adjective
    developed or executed with care and in minute detail
    "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion" "the carefully elaborated theme"
  6. verb
    produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
    "The bee elaborates honey"
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Definition that contains elaborate
  • develop elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  • develop elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
  • baroque elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
  • formulate elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  • flamboyant elaborately or excessively ornamented
  • finery elaborate or showy attire and accessories
  • florid elaborately or excessively ornamented
  • explicate elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  • aureate elaborately or excessively ornamented
  • baroqueness elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
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