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elaborate
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/iˈlæb.ɚ.ət/
US
/iˈlæb.ər.ət/
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elaborate
verb
elaborated
Past Simple
elaborated
Past Participle
elaborating
Gerund
UK
/ɪˈlæb.ər.eɪt/
US
/ɪˈlæb.əˌreɪt/
(homograph)
élaborer
S'emploie en langage soutenu ou scientifique pour parler de la production ou de la formation d'une substance.
Certain glands elaborate hormones that regulate growth.
Certaines glandes élaborent des hormones qui régulent la croissance.
développer
Souvent utilisé pour exposer ou expliquer quelque chose en détail.
The professor asked the student to elaborate on his thesis statement.
Le professeur a demandé à l'étudiant de développer sa thèse.
Additional translations
détailler
Plus direct quand il s'agit d'ajouter des précisions à ce qui a déjà été dit.
Synonyms
illustrate
expand
develop
explain
detail
clarify
elaborate
adjective
more elaborate
Comp.
most elaborate
Super.
UK
/iˈlæb.ɚ.ət/
US
/iˈlæb.ər.ət/
(homograph)
élaboré
The wedding decorations were so elaborate that they took weeks to prepare.
Les décorations du mariage étaient si élaborées qu'elles ont pris des semaines à préparer.
Additional translations
complexe
S'emploie surtout pour insister sur la complexité et la richesse des détails.
Synonyms
comprehensive
expansive
thorough
exhaustive
ornate
intricate
complex
detailed
Antonyms
plain
simple
Definitions
elaborate
verb
To add more detail concerning what has already been said.
She decided to elaborate further on her travel experiences during the meeting.
To produce or develop (a substance or material) from its basic elements, often through natural or biochemical processes.
Certain glands elaborate hormones that regulate growth.
elaborate
adjective
Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.
The wedding decorations were so elaborate that they took weeks to prepare.
Marked by complexity and richness of detail.
The artist's elaborate painting captured every nuance of the landscape.
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