ELABORATE


Meaning of ELABORATE in English

I.

verb

ADVERB

▪ further

This point will be ~d further in the next chapter.

▪ at length

▪ briefly

Let me briefly ~ on this.

VERB + ELABORATE

▪ attempt to , try to

▪ refuse to

PREPOSITION

▪ on , upon

They refused to ~ on the reasons for their decision.

II.

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , look , seem , sound

The plans looked very ~.

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ highly

highly ~ carvings

▪ increasingly

Elaborate is used with these nouns: ↑ ceremony , ↑ charade , ↑ costume , ↑ deception , ↑ decoration , ↑ design , ↑ dish , ↑ display , ↑ effect , ↑ funeral , ↑ hoax , ↑ lie , ↑ network , ↑ plan , ↑ precaution , ↑ preparation , ↑ pretence , ↑ ritual , ↑ ruse , ↑ scheme , ↑ story , ↑ structure , ↑ system , ↑ version

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