Elaborate

Pronunciation

• Adjective: Ä­lă'bÉ™rÉ™t, IPA: /ɪˈlæbÉ™rÉ™t/, /

• Verb: Ä­lă'bÉ™rāt, IPA: /ɪˈlæbÉ™reɪt/, /

Origin

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

Full definition of elaborate

Adjective

1. Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticatedAfter reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
2. intricate, fancy, flashy, or showyI stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.
• 1907, w, The Younger Set Chapter 1/2, The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

Verb

1. (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?