elaborate

Letters that make elaborate

a, o, b, e, l, r, t are letters that make 'elaborate'

Words within elaborate

el, lab, OR, rate, AB, ab, la, te, Abor, ELA, Labor, at, Abo, EL, labor, rat, RA, LA, Ra, Ate, At, La, Te, borate, Ab, orate are words within 'elaborate'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of elaborate

elaborated is a word created by adding a letter to 'elaborate'

elaborate is a 9 letter word starting with e
elaborate is a 9 letter word ending with e

6 possible definitions for 'elaborate'

Elaborate as "marked by complexity and richness of detail"

Under this definition, elaborate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

luxuriant has the same meaning as elaborate

Derivatives of elaborate

ornateness, elaborateness, voluptuousness, luxuriance, lushness are derivatives of 'elaborate'.

Similar to elaborate

fancy is similar to elaborate.

Example of elaborate used within this context

"an elaborate lace pattern"

Elaborate as "work out in detail"

Under this definition, elaborate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

work out has the same meaning as elaborate

elaborate as a type

'elaborate' can be a type of make grow, develop.

Derivatives of elaborate

elaboration, working out are derivatives of 'elaborate'.

Verb groups of elaborate

work out, work up are verb groups of 'elaborate'.

Example of elaborate used within this context

"elaborate a plan"

Elaborate as "make more complex, intricate, or richer"

Under this definition, elaborate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

complicate, refine, rarify have the same meaning as 'elaborate'

elaborate as a type

'elaborate' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Types of elaborate

develop, sophisticate, involve are types of 'elaborate'.

Derivatives of elaborate

complicatedness, knottiness, tortuousness, intricacy, involution, complication, elaborateness, refinement, elaboration, working out are derivatives of 'elaborate'.

Elaborate as "produce from basic elements or sources, change into a more developed product"

Under this definition, elaborate is a verb and has the following properties:

elaborate as a type

'elaborate' can be a type of create, produce, make.

Derivatives of elaborate

elaboration, working out are derivatives of 'elaborate'.

Example of elaborate used within this context

"The bee elaborates honey"

Elaborate as "add details, as to an account or idea, clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing"

Under this definition, elaborate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

enlarge, dilate, expand, flesh out, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, expound have the same meaning as 'elaborate'

Antonyms

abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, reduce, shorten, cut, contract have the opposite meaning of 'elaborate'

elaborate as a type

'elaborate' can be a type of clear up, clarify, elucidate.

Types of elaborate

specialize, exposit, expound, set forth, illustrate, particularize, particularise, detail, instance, specialise, specify, exemplify are types of 'elaborate'.

Derivatives of elaborate

amplification, lucubration, dilation, elaboration, enlargement, expansion, exponent, expository, expositive, expanding upon, exposition, expounding, expatiation are derivatives of 'elaborate'.

Example of elaborate used within this context

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

Elaborate as "developed or executed with care and in minute detail"

Under this definition, elaborate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

detailed, elaborated have the same meaning as 'elaborate'

Derivatives of elaborate

intricacy, involution, elaborateness, elaboration are derivatives of 'elaborate'.

Similar to elaborate

careful is similar to elaborate.

Example of elaborate used within this context

"a detailed plan", "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan, "the carefully elaborated theme"