elaborate

IPA: ɪɫˈæbrʌt

verb

  • (transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
  • (intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail.

adjective

  • Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
  • Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
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Examples of "elaborate" in Sentences

  • I elaborated the article in the meantime.
  • The fourth melody is elaborately melismatic.
  • Doctrine of the Hereafter increasingly elaborated.
  • Horrorfest brought them out in elaborate splendor.
  • The details get more elaborate and lurid with each retelling.
  • Actors, including University of Maryland theater students in elaborate makeup, scare visitors, but don't touch them.
  • Mr. Rose's restaurant specializes in elaborate tasting menus, but soup is a favorite at home, where he lacks a staff of five and a dishwasher.
  • It dealt, in elaborate detail, with one factor in the persistence of the established, namely, the capitalistic bias of the universities and common schools.
  • The boys got off to rough start when they came on stage in elaborate costumes and make up and Kimmel asked if they were "hit by Siegfried and Roy's tour bus."
  • Editors at "USA Today" say one of their former reporters engaged in what they call elaborate deception in a story claiming the Serb military ordered ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.
  • But with Wizards owner Ted Leonsis introducing his team in elaborate fashion with a 3-D production and former owner Irene Pollin sitting in the front row, the team gave the 17,803 fans who came a memorable contest.
  • There are two gentlemen who bring their reloads to the field in elaborate and ornate carrying cases which when opened reveal separate hull compartments, felt lined?!, and varying gizmos that that look more like some mad scientist's Doc bag from the 18th century.

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