elaborate
1. elab.o.rate \i-'lab-(*-)r*t\ aj [L elaboratus, fr. pp. of elaborare to
work out, acquire by labor,]fr. e- + laborare to work 1: planned or carried
out with great care : DETAILED {~ ca lculations} 2: marked by complexity,
fullness of detail, or ornateness 3: PAINSTAKING - elab.o.rate.ly av
2. elab.o.rate \i-'lab-*-.ra-t\ \-.lab-*-'ra--sh*n\ \-'lab-*-.ra-t-iv\ vt
1: to produce by labor 2: to build up (complex organic compounds) from
simple ingredients 3: to work out in detail : DEVELOP 1: to become
elaborate 2: to give details - elab.o.ra.tion n