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Meaning of elaborate in English
elaborateadjective uk
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/iˈlæb.ər.ət/ us
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/iˈlæb.ɚ.ət/
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C2 containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts: You want a plain blouse to go with that skirt - nothing too elaborate. They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding. He came out with such an elaborate excuse that I didn't quite believe him. Synonym
detailed
More examplesFewer examplesThe dancers leading the procession were in colourful and elaborate costumes.She had a most elaborate hairdo, all piled up on top of her head.I'd prefer a simple classic style - nothing too elaborate.She and her boyfriend came up with an elaborate plan to murder her husband.That seems a very elaborate way of recording the information - do you really need all of those details?
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elaborateverb [ I ]
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/iˈlæb.ə.reɪt/ us
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/iˈlæb.ə.reɪt/
to add more information to or explain something that you have said: elaborate on The congresswoman said she was resigning, but refused to elaborate on her reasons for doing so. Synonym
expatiate formal disapproving
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elaboration
(Definition of elaborate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
elaborate | American Dictionary
elaborateadjective us
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containing a lot of connected parts or many complicated details: an elaborate ceremony an elaborate fireworks display They had created elaborate computer programs to run the system.
elaborately adverb us
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/ɪˈlæb·ə·rət·li/
an elaborately decorated dining room
elaborateverb [ I ] us
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to add more information or explain something that you have said: He refused to elaborate on why he had resigned.
(Definition of elaborate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of elaborate
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In the end this elaborate process has so far sustained the electoral dominance of the two national parties.
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That is, to elaborate on how to engineer artificial systems with desirable emergent properties.
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This should lead the way to developing child language, and to elaborating hybrid language models - both symbolic and probabilistic - for the adult language.
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Perhaps, certain cultural (medical) practices elaborate on masculine, or respectively, feminine, themes.
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An elaborate system of this kind is obviously not the product of an oral or semioral practitioners' culture but of a school.
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They do not require the construction of elaborate stencils or masks as they have their own methods of achieving precision.
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The gardens and lakes were prepared for the performance of elaborate pageantry and simulated naval battles.
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Our purpose here is to elaborate these analytical dimensions in relation to workplace discourse.
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The elaborate, if formalised, rhetoric of official speeches is not comparable to a series of popularised archaeological accounts or newspaper articles.
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We start from a simple series and then elaborate it.
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Changes in the architectural order of the monument can thus be seen as a means of elaborating the classificatory possibilities which it made available.
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The effects of simplified and elaborated texts on foreign language reading comprehension.
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In this magnum opus he used biological metaphors to analyse the functioning of a national economic system and elaborate a detailed typology of socio-economic phenomena.
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Thus, an experienced, talented embroiderer working on the panels for elaborate, expensive dresses could expect to earn, at most, slightly less than £80 per year.
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She elaborates this connection, which goes beyond words to musical material and dramatic structures.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
精心計劃（或製作）的, 詳盡的, 複雜的…
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精心方案（或制造）的, 翔实的, 杂乱的…
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elaborado, complicado, entrar en detalles…
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elaborado, complicado, estender-se…
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精巧な, 複雑な, 精巧（せいこう）な…
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karmaşık, ayrıntılı, inceden inceye işlenmiş…
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élaboré/-ée, compliqué/-ée, développer…
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in detail uitwerken, uitweiden over, gedetailleerd…
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நிறைய கவனமான விவரங்கள் அல்லது பல விரிவான பகுதிகளைக் கொண்டுள்ளது…
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विस्तृत रूप से…
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ઝીણવટભર્યું, વિગતવાર…
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udbygge, uddybe, gå i detaljer…
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utarbeta, gå in på detaljer, raffinerad…
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menguraikan, keterangan lebih lanjut, terperinci…
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sorgfältig ausarbeiten, genau, kunstvoll…
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omstendelig, forseggjort, utdype…
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وضاحت, تفصیل…
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розвивати, детально розробляти, детально розроблений…
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сложный, замысловатый, вдаваться в подробности…
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చాలా జాగ్రత్తగా వివరాలు లేక చాలా వివరణాత్మక భాగాలు ఉండటం…
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مُفَصَّل…
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বিস্তারিত, ব্যাপক, লম্বা…
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podrobně rozpracovat, rozhovořit se, podrobný…
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merinci, menguraikan, rumit…
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อธิบาย, กล่าวรายละเอียด, ซับซ้อน…
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chi tiết hoá, thảo tỉ mỉ, tỉ mỉ…
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skomplikowany, kunsztowny, powiedzieć coś więcej (o)…
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complicato, elaborare, studiare con cura…
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