Associations to the word «Elaborate»
Noun
- Ritual
- Metaphor
- Symbolism
- Treatise
- Motif
- Cosmology
- Detail
- Hoax
- Cornice
- Costume
- Ruse
- Courtship
- Carving
- Embroidery
- Decoration
- Stucco
- Frieze
- Prank
- Ornament
- Appendage
- Facade
- Bernstein
- Marx
- Braid
- Mosaic
- Etiquette
- Effigy
- Freud
- Portico
- Conception
- Detailing
- Aristotle
- Jewelry
- Precaution
- Wig
- Concept
- Furnishing
- Festivity
- Doctrine
- Ceremony
- Choreography
- Theory
- Plaster
- Philo
- Simpler
- Kant
- Critique
- Allegory
- Molding
- Rabbinic
- Earring
- Deco
- Plato
- Pantomime
- Deception
- Hadith
- Exterior
- Lace
- Staging
- Nietzsche
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ELABORATE, adjective. Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
ELABORATE, adjective. Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
ELABORATE, verb. (intransitive) (used with on when used with an object) To give further detail or explanation (about).
Dictionary definition
ELABORATE, verb. Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation".
ELABORATE, verb. Produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; "The bee elaborates honey".
ELABORATE, verb. Make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern".
ELABORATE, verb. Work out in detail; "elaborate a plan".
ELABORATE, adjective. Marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern".
ELABORATE, adjective. Developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.