elaborate

== English == === Etymology === 1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour. === Pronunciation === Adjective: ĭlă'b(ə)rət, IPA(key): /ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/ Verb: ĭlă'bərāt, (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹæɪt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈlæb.ə.ɹæɪt/ === Adjective === elaborate (comparative more elaborate, superlative most elaborate) Complex, detailed, or sophisticated. Synonym: fussy Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy. Synonym: busy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === elaborate (third-person singular simple present elaborates, present participle elaborating, simple past and past participle elaborated) (transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity. Synonym: work out (intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “elaborate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /elaboˈrate/ === Verb === elaborate adverbial present passive participle of elaborar == Interlingua == === Participle === elaborate past participle of elaborar == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== elaborate feminine plural of elaborato ==== Participle ==== elaborate f pl feminine plural of elaborato === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== elaborate inflection of elaborare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eː.ɫa.boːˈraː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.la.boˈraː.te] === Verb === ēlabōrāte second-person plural present active imperative of ēlabōrō == Spanish == === Verb === elaborate second-person singular voseo imperative of elaborar combined with te