Main Entry: ¹elab·o·rate

Pronunciation: \i-ˈla-b(ə-)rət\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin elaboratus, from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work — more at laboratory

Date: 1592

1 : planned or carried out with great care <took elaborate precautions>
2 : marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness <elaborate prose>

— elab·o·rate·ly adverb

— elab·o·rate·ness noun