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audio (US) noicon (file) - Adjective: ĭlă'bərət, IPA: /ɪˈlæbərət/, /I"l{b@r@t/
- Verb: ĭlă'bərāt, IPA: /ɪˈlæbəreɪt/, /I"l{b@reIt/
Adjective[]
Elaborate (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated
- After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
- intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
- I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.
Translations[]
detailed
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flashy or fancy
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Verb[]
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to Elaborate (third-person singular simple present elaborat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)
- (intransitive) (used with on when used with an object) To give further detail or explanation (about).
- What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate?
- Could you elaborate on the plot for your novel for me?
Translations[]
to give further detail or explanation
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Italian[]
Verb[]
elaborate
- Second-person plural present tense of elaborare.
- Second-person plural imperative of elaborare#Italian.
- Feminine plural of elaborato.
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