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Adjective elaborate has 2 senses
- elaborate, luxuriant - marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"
Antonym: plain (indirect, via fancy)
- detailed, elaborate, elaborated - 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"
Antonym: careless (indirect, via careful)
Verb elaborate has 4 senses
- elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate - 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"
--1 is one way to clarify, clear up, elucidate
Sample sentence:
They elaborate that there was a traffic accident
- elaborate - produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; "The bee elaborates honey"
--2 is one way to produce, make, create
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- elaborate, work out - work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"
--4 is one way to develop, make grow
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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