elaborate

adj.

1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details.
2. Intricate and rich in detail.

v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates. (ĭ-lăb'ə-rāt')

v.tr.

1. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly.
2. To produce by effort; create.

v.intr.

1. To become elaborate.
2. To express at greater length or in greater detail: asked me to elaborate on my proposal.

[Latin ēlabōrātus, past participle of ēlabōrāre, to work out : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + labōrāre, to work (from labor, work).]

elaborately e·lab'o·rate·ly adv.
elaborateness e·lab'o·rate·ness n.
elaboration e·lab'o·ra'tion n.
elaborator e·lab'o·ra'tor n.

SYNONYMS   elaborate, complicated, intricate. These adjectives mean marked by complexity of detail: an elaborate lace pattern; the eye, a complicated organ; an intricate problem.
ANTONYM  simple

adjective

1. Complexly detailed: complicated, fancy, intricate. See plain/fancy.
2. Difficult to understand because of intricacy: byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, daedal, Daedalian, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled. See simple/complex.

verb

1. To express at greater length or in greater detail: amplify, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, labor. See explain/baffle.
2. To disclose bit by bit: develop, evolve. Idioms: fill in the details, go into detail. See show/hide.

adj

Definition: intricate; involved
Antonyms: general, normal, plain, regular, simple, uncomplicated, unelaborate, uninvolved, usual

v

Definition: make detailed; expand
Antonyms: make simple, simplify

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The process of producing complex substances out of simpler materials.

IN BRIEF: Worked out with much care or in great detail.

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought. — Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and founder of cubism.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - detaljeret, grundig, minutiøs, kompliceret, udførlig
v. tr. - udarbejde i detaljer, udvikle, opbygge, fremstille
v. intr. - gå i detaljer, forklare i detaljer

idioms:

• elaborate on    videreudvikle

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitvoerig, omstandig, ingewikkeld, maken, in detail uitwerken, samenstellen

Français (French)
adj. - complexe, complet, compliqué, minutieux (des préparations), recherché (une excuse), raffiné (un vêtement), travaillé (une sculpture)
v. tr. - élaborer, développer, entrer dans les détails
v. intr. - donner des détails sur, entrer dans/expliquer les détails de

idioms:

• elaborate on    s'étendre sur, entrer dans/expliquer les détails de

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausarbeiten, ausführlich behandeln
adj. - kompliziert, ausführlich, kunstvoll

idioms:

• elaborate on    weiter ausführen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι, επιμελούμαι, λεπτοδουλεύω, επεκτείνομαι, αναπτύσσω/περιγράφω λεπτομερώς
adj. - περίπλοκος, πολύπλοκος, επιμελημένος, εξονυχιστικός, φροντισμένος, καλοδουλεμένος, λεπτομερέστατος

idioms:

• elaborate on    επεκτείνομαι, αναπτύσσω/περιγράφω λεπτομερώς

Italiano (Italian)
elaborato, dettagliato, particolareggiato

idioms:

• elaborate on    scendere in dettagli

Português (Portuguese)
v. - elaborar, desenvolver, estender-se
adj. - minucioso

idioms:

• elaborate on    detalhar

Русский (Russian)
сложный, изысканный

idioms:

• elaborate on    распространяться (на тему)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - complicado, extenso, detallado, primoroso, rebuscado
v. tr. - elaborar, laborar, trabajar
v. intr. - detallar, extenderse

idioms:

• elaborate on    explayarse en, explicar con más detalles

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - genomarbeta, komplicera
adj. - omsorgsfullt utarbetad, detaljerad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
精细的, 精心的, 详尽的, 精心制作, 详细阐述, 详细说明, 变得复杂, 详尽计划

idioms:

• elaborate on    详细说明

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 精細的, 精心的, 詳盡的
v. tr. - 精心製作, 詳細闡述
v. intr. - 詳細說明, 變得複雜, 詳盡計劃

idioms:

• elaborate on    詳細說明

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 애써서 만든, 복잡한, 정교한
v. tr. - 정성 들여 만들다
v. intr. - 다듬다

idioms:

• elaborate on    다듬다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 苦心して作り上げた, 手の込んだ, 精巧な, 念入りの
v. - 念入りに作る, 精巧に作り上げる, 詳しく述べる, 同化する, 精巧になる

idioms:

• elaborate on    詳しく述べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفصل, يوسع (صفه) محكم, متقن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משוכלל, מתוכנן, מעובד‬
v. tr. - ‮הוסיף פרטים, עיבד, שכלל‬
v. intr. - ‮הוסיף בפרוטרוט, תכנן בפרוטרוט‬

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