elaborate as a verb: 1 2 3 4 1 2
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elaborate verb
1 elaborate Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing:— She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation.
synonyms: dilate , enlarge , expand , expatiate , exposit , expound , flesh out , lucubrate .
Roget 673 :prepare ;
get ready ,
make ready ;
make preparations ,
settle preliminaries ,
get up ,
sound the note of preparation .
set in order ,
put in order
etc.
(arrange)
60 forecast
etc.
(plan)
626 prepare the ground ,
plow the ground ,
dress the ground ;
till the soil ,
cultivate the soil ;
predispose ,
sow the seed ,
lay a train ,
dig a mine ;
lay the groundwork ,
fix the groundwork ,
lay the basis ,
fix the basis ,
lay the foundations ,
fix the foundations ;
dig the foundations ,
erect the scaffolding ;
lay the first stone
etc.
(begin)
66 roughhew ;
cut out work ;
block out ,
hammer out ;
lick into shape
etc.
(form)
240 elaborate ,
mature ,
ripen ,
mellow ,
season ,
bring to maturity ;
nurture
etc.
(aid)
707 hatch ,
cook ,
brew ;
temper ,
anneal ,
smelt ;
barbecue ;
infumate † ;
maturate .
equip ,
arm ,
man ;
fit-out ,
fit up ;
furnish ,
rig ,
dress ,
garnish ,
betrim † ,
accouter ,
array ,
fettle ,
fledge ;
dress up ,
furbish up ,
brush up ,
vamp up ;
refurbish ;
sharpen one's tools ,
trim one's foils ,
set ,
prime ,
attune ;
whet the knife ,
whet the sword ;
wind up ,
screw up ;
adjust
etc.
(fit)
27 put in trim ,
put in train ,
put in gear ,
put in working order ,
put in tune ,
put in a groove for ,
put in harness ;
pack .
train
etc.
(teach)
537 inure
etc.
(habituate)
613 breed ;
prepare for
&c.;
rehearse ;
make provision for ;
take steps ,
take measures ,
take precautions ;
provide ,
provide against ;
beat up for recruits ;
open the door to
etc.
(facilitate)
705 set one's house in order ,
make all snug ;
clear the decks ,
clear for action ;
close one's ranks ;
shuffle the cards .
prepare oneself ;
serve an apprenticeship
etc.
(learn)
539 lay oneself out for ,
get into harness ,
gird up one's loins ,
buckle on one's armor ,
reculer pour mieux sauter [Fr.] ,
prime and load ,
shoulder arms ,
get the steam up ,
put the horses to .
guard against ,
make sure against ;
forearm ,
make sure ,
prepare for the evil day ,
have a rod in pickle ,
provide against a rainy day ,
feather one's nest ;
lay in provisions
etc.
637 make investments ;
keep on foot .
be prepared ,
be ready
etc.
adj.;
hold oneself in readiness ,
keep one's powder dry ;
lie in wait for
etc.
(expect)
507 anticipate
etc.
(foresee)
510 principiis obstare [Lat.] ;
veniente occurrere morbo [Lat.] .
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Roget 658 :improve ;
be better ,
become better ,
get better ;
mend ,
amend .
advance
etc.
(progress)
282 ascend
etc.
305 increase
etc.
35 fructify ,
ripen ,
mature ;
pick up ,
come about ,
rally ,
take a favorable turn ;
turn over a new leaf ,
turn the corner ;
raise one's head ,
sow one's wild oats ;
recover
etc.
660 be better
etc.
adj.,
be improved by ;
turn to right account ,
turn to good account ,
turn to best account ;
profit by ,
reap the benefit of ;
make good use of ,
make capital out of ;
place to good account .
render better ,
improve ,
mend ,
amend ,
better ;
ameliorate ,
meliorate ;
correct ;
decrassify † .
improve upon ,
refine upon ;
rectify ;
enrich ,
mellow ,
elaborate ,
fatten .
promote ,
cultivate ,
advance ,
forward ,
enhance ;
bring forward ,
bring on ;
foster
etc.
707 invigorate
etc.
(strengthen)
159 touch up ,
rub up ,
brush up ,
furbish up ,
bolster up ,
vamp up ,
brighten up ,
warm up ;
polish ,
cook ,
make the most of ,
set off to advantage ;
prune ;
repair
etc.
(restore)
660 put in order
etc.
(arrange)
60 review ,
revise ;
make corrections ,
make improvements
etc.
n.;
doctor
etc.
(remedy)
662 purify ,
etc.
652 relieve ,
refresh ,
infuse new blood into ,
recruit .
reform ,
remodel ,
reorganize ;
new model .
view in a new light ,
think better of ,
appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober .
palliate ,
mitigate ;
lessen an evil
etc.
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Dutch: uitweiden, verklaren, exponeren, uiteendoen, uiteenzetten
2 elaborate Produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product.
3 elaborate 4 elaborate Work out in detail:— Elaborate a plan.
synonym: work out .
Roget 729 :effect ,
effectuate ;
accomplish ,
achieve ,
compass ,
consummate ,
hammer out ;
bring to maturity ,
bring to perfection ;
perfect ,
complete ;
elaborate .
do ,
execute ,
make ;
go through ,
get through ;
work out ,
enact ;
bring about ,
bring to bear ,
bring to pass ,
bring through ,
bring to a head .
despatch ,
dispatch ;
knock off ,
finish off ,
polish off ;
make short work of ;
dispose of ,
set at rest ;
perform ,
discharge ,
fulfill ,
realize ;
put in practice ,
put in force ;
carry out ,
carry into effect ,
carry into execution ;
make good ;
be as good as one's word .
do thoroughly ,
not do by halves ,
go the whole hog ;
drive home ;
be in at the death
etc.
(persevere)
604.1;
carry through ,
play out ,
exhaust ;
fill the bill [U.S.] .
finish ,
bring to a close
etc.
(end)
67 wind up ,
stamp ,
clinch ,
seal ,
set the seal on ,
put the seal ;
give the final touch
etc.
n..
to ;
put the last ,
put the finishing hand to ,
put the finishing touches on ;
crown ,
crown all ;
cap .
ripen ,
culminate ;
come to a head ,
come to a crisis ;
come to its end ;
die a natural death ,
die of old age ;
run its course ,
run one's race ;
touch the goal ,
reach the goal ,
attain the goal ;
reach
etc.
(arrive)
292 get in the harvest .
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adjective
1 elaborate Marked by complexity and richness of detail:— An elaborate lace pattern.
synonym: luxuriant .
Roget 686 :laboring
etc.
v..
laborious ,
operose † ,
elaborate ;
strained ;
toilsome ,
troublesome ,
wearisome ;
uphill ;
herculean ,
gymnastic ,
palestric † .
hard-working ,
painstaking ;
strenuous ,
energetic .
hard at work ,
on the stretch .
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Roget 673 :preparing
etc.
v.;
in preparation ,
in course of preparation ,
in agitation ,
in embryo ,
in hand ,
in train ;
afoot ,
afloat ;
on foot ,
on the stocks ,
on the anvil ;
under consideration
etc.
(plan)
626 brewing ,
batching ,
forthcoming ,
brooding ;
in store for ,
in reserve .
precautionary ,
provident ;
preparative ,
preparatory ;
provisional ,
inchoate ,
under revision ;
preliminary
etc.
(precedent)
62 prepared
etc.
v.;
in readiness ;
ready ,
ready to one's band ,
ready made ,
ready cut and dried: made to one's hand ,
handy ,
on the table ;
in gear ;
in working order ,
in working gear ;
snug ;
in practice .
ripe ,
mature ,
mellow ;
pukka † ;
practiced
etc.
(skilled)
698 labored ,
elaborate ,
highly-wrought ,
smelling of the lamp ,
worked up .
in full feather ,
in best bib and tucker ;
in harness ,
at harness ;
in the saddle ,
in arms ,
in battle array ,
in war paint ;
up in arms ;
armed at all points ,
armed to the teeth ,
armed cap a pie ;
sword in hand ;
booted and spurred .
in utrumque paratus [Lat.] ,
semper paratus [Lat.] ;
on the alert
etc.
(vigilant)
459 at one's post .
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2 elaborate Developed or executed with care and in minute detail:— The elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion.
synonyms: detailed , elaborated .
Polish: szczegółowy, gruntowny, solidny
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