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