elaborate

/i'læbərit/
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elaborate

The chef prepared an elaborate cake for the celebration.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Intricate and detailed: Something that is "elaborate" is very complex, carefully planned, and made with many detailed parts.
    • Ornate and complicated: It can also describe something that is decorated in a very detailed and often showy way.

  2. Verb:

    • To develop in detail: To "elaborate" means to add more information, details, or complexity to an idea, plan, or story.
    • To produce from simpler parts: In a biological or technical sense, it means to create a complex substance from simpler materials.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • They made elaborate preparations for the wedding.
    • The costume featured an elaborate pattern of gold embroidery.

  • Verb:

    • Could you elaborate on your proposal? I need to understand the details.
    • The architect elaborated the initial sketch into a full set of blueprints.
Advanced Usage
  • "to elaborate on something": This is the most common phrasal construction for the verb. It means to explain or describe something in greater detail.
    • The professor asked the student to elaborate on her thesis statement.
Variants and Related Words
  • Elaboration (noun): The process of developing or presenting something in detail.
    • The plan required further elaboration before it could be approved.
  • Elaborately (adverb): In a detailed and complicated manner.
    • The hall was elaborately decorated for the ceremony.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: intricate, detailed, complex, ornate, involved, thorough.
  • Verb: expand on, develop, flesh out, refine, expound.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: simple, plain, basic, unadorned.
  • Verb: simplify, summarize, condense.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Elaborate on: To provide more details about a topic.
    • In his speech, he elaborated on the challenges faced by the industry.
elaborate

The chef prepared an elaborate cake for the celebration.

Adjective
  1. 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
  2. marked by complexity and richness of detail
    • an elaborate lace pattern
Verb
  1. work out in detail
    • elaborate a plan
  2. make more complex, intricate, or richer
    • refine a design or pattern
  3. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
    • The bee elaborates honey
  4. 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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