[elab.o.rate] adj [L elaboratus, fr. pp. of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, fr. e- + laborare to work--more at laboratory] (1592) 1: planned or carried out with great care "took ~ precautions"
2: marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness "~ prose" -- elab.o.rate.ly adv -- elab.o.rate.ness n
[2]elab.o.rate vb -rat.ed ; -rat.ing vt (1611) 1: to produce by labor
2: to build up (as complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients
3: to work out in detail: develop ~ vi 1: to become elaborate
2: to expand something in detail "would you care to ~ on that statement" -- elab.o.ra.tion n -- elab.o.ra.tive adj