Elaborate
To explain or describe something in greater detail; to add more information. As an adjective, describing something that is highly detailed or ornate.
verbElaborate
To explain or describe something in greater detail; to add more information. As an adjective, describing something that is highly detailed or ornate.
verbImagine This
Imagine a researcher presenting a simple idea, then progressively adding steps, data, and diagrams to fully explain it to a skeptical audience.
Sounds Like
ih-LAB-uh-rate
Looks Like
ex-lab-or-ate
Remember This
Elaborate comes from Latin elaborare meaning to work out; the noun form is elaboration.
Other Forms
Note
Elaborate as a verb takes an object (elaborate on or elaborating the plan). As an adjective, it describes things that are highly detailed or ornamented. Don’t confuse with forms of 'labor' or with similar-sounding words like 'elate.'