elaborate

e-lab-o-rate · adjective/verb

imported

Definitions

adjective/verb

  1. 1.

    Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; complex.

  2. 2.

    To develop or present in further detail.

  3. 3.

    Marked by intricate and often excessive detail.

  4. 4.

    To produce or develop something through careful work.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    elaborate on — to provide more detail about something
  • •
    elaborate scheme — a complex plan

Related words

Antonyms: basic, plain, simple
See also: complex, detailed, elaboration
Synonyms: complex, detailed, intricate, ornate

Etymology

From Latin elaboratus, past participle of elaborare ("to work out, produce by labor"), from e- ("out") + laborare ("to work"), from labor ("work").