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e·lab·o·rate E0064100 (ĭ-lăb′ər-ĭt)adj.1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details: an elaborate scheme.2. Intricate and rich in detail: a carpet with an elaborate pattern.v. (ĭ-lăb′ə-rāt′) e·lab·o·rat·ed, e·lab·o·rat·ing, e·lab·o·rates v.tr.1. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly: elaborated a theory of social organization.2. To produce or compose (a substance, for example) from simpler elements.v.intr. To explain something at greater length or in greater detail: asked me to elaborate on my proposal. [Latin ēlabōrātus, past participle of ēlabōrāre, to work out : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + labōrāre, to work (from labor, work).] e·lab′o·rate·ly adv.e·lab′o·rate·ness n.e·lab′o·ra′tion n.e·lab′o·ra′tor n.IdiomsSeeelaborate |