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elaborate
What does elaborate mean?
elaborate (adjective): intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use elaborate in a sentence?
- I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does elaborate come from?
1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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easily or conveniently transported
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intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
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causing misery or pain or distress
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collective, done or held in common
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