adj.
Pronunciation: i- ' la-b( ə -)r ə t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin elaboratus, from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work ― more at LABORATORY
Date: 1592
1 : planned or carried out with great care <took elaborate precautions>
2 : marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness < elaborate prose>
– elab · o · rate · ly adverb
– elab · o · rate · ness noun