elaborate — involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈlæbərət/
Example Sentences
- His elaborate excuse for being late involved aliens, time travel, and a broken coffee machine.
- The chef's elaborate dish looked too beautiful to eat.
- She asked me to elaborate, but honestly, 'I'm hungry' doesn't need much explanation.
elaborate
ADJECTIVE[/ɪˈlæbərət/]
involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design
When asked a simple question, the crazy professor aggressively pulled down a massive, 100-meter chalkboard filled with complex diagrams to violently elaborate the answer.
E(out) + LABOR(work) + ATE(make) — to make something elaborate is to aggressively pour extreme physical labor out into carving a highly detailed, complex masterpiece.
Failing while they were separate, the mechanics aggressively decided to collaborate, violently smashing their parts together to build an incredibly elaborate glowing robot.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'elaboratus', the past participle of 'elaborare', meaning 'to work out' or 'to produce by labor'. It combines 'ex-' (out) and 'laborare' (to labor or work).
Breakdown
ex- (out) + laborare (to work/labor) + -ate (verb suffix) = to work out in detail
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📝Examples
“His elaborate excuse for being late involved aliens, time travel, and a broken coffee machine.”
“The chef's elaborate dish looked too beautiful to eat.”
“She asked me to elaborate, but honestly, 'I'm hungry' doesn't need much explanation.”
“The company's elaborate marketing strategy failed to impress customers.”
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