Pronunciation: i- ' la-b ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -rat · ed ; -rat · ing
Date: 1611
transitive verb
1 : to produce by labor
2 : to build up (as complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients
3 : to work out in detail : DEVELOP < elaborate a theory>
intransitive verb
1 : to become elaborate
2 : to expand something in detail <would you care to elaborate on that statement>
– elab · o · ra · tion \ - ˌ la-b ə - ' r ā -sh ə n \ noun
– elab · o · ra · tive \ - ' la-b ə - ˌ r ā -tiv \ adjective