Main Entry: ²elab·o·rate

Pronunciation: \i-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): elab·o·rat·ed; elab·o·rat·ing

Date: 1611

transitive verb 1 : to produce by labor
2 : to build up (as complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients
3 : to work out in detail : develop <elaborate a theory>intransitive verb 1 : to become elaborate
2 : to expand something in detail <would you care to elaborate on that statement>

— elab·o·ra·tion \-ˌla-bə-ˈrā-shən\ noun

— elab·o·ra·tive \-ˈla-bə-ˌrā-tiv\ adjective