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