adjective, verb
adjective [usuallybeforenoun] very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized:
elaborate designs / decorations * She had prepared a very elaborate meal. * an elaborate computer system
elaborately adverb:
an elaborately decorated room
Part of speech: verb
1 ~ (on / upon sth) to explain or describe sth in a more detailed way:
[V] He said he was resigning but did not elaborate on his reasons. * [VN] She went on to elaborate her argument. [also Vspeech]
2 [VN] to develop a plan, an idea, etc. and make it complicated or detailed:
In his plays he takes simple traditional tales and elaborates them.
elaboration noun [U,C]:
the elaboration of an idea / a theory * The importance of the plan needs no further elaboration.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is elaborate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, elaborate is tagged as verb.
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