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elaborate

verb, adjective

/ɪˈlæbəreɪt/ (verb), /ɪˈlæbərət/ (adjective)

Meaning

verb: to explain something in detail; adjective: detailed and complicated in design

She asked him to elaborate on his proposal.

elaborate on something

explain, expand, illustrate, detailed, intricate

simplify, summarize, condense

elaborate design, elaborate plan, elaborate explanation, elaborate details

to intend or signify; also unkind when used as adjective

To make something less extreme (verb); average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree (adjective).

to move something so that it is no longer closed; not closed

to possess something; belonging to oneself

To shut something (verb); near in space or relationship (adjective).

Past tense and past participle of 'spend'; also used as an adjective meaning exhausted or used up.