elaborate
Meaning of elaborate
- To develop in detail or complexity
- (sometimes followed by on or upon, and then the object of the preposition) to expand/enlarge in detail
Could you elaborate on the plot for your novel for me?
- Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
- Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.
Information about elaborate
- The plural form of elaborate is: elaborates.
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Hyphenation of elaborate
elab-o-rate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- elaborate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
elaborate synonyms
Meaning luxuriant:
Meaning detailed:
Meaning lucubrate:
lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, expand, expound, dilate
Meaning complicate:
Translation of elaborate
- Italian: sviluppare, approfondire, elaborare, elaborato, dettagliato, minuzioso
- Spanish: elaborar, fabricar, manufacturar, elaborado, detallado
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