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elaborate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/

The English word “elaborate” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
  2. Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.

verb

  1. Тo develop in detail or complexity.
  2. To expand/enlarge in detail.

Etymology

1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.

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