Definition of elaborate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• elaborate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• elaborate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• elaborate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of elaborate

• make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. complicate
  2. rarify
  3. refine
• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (verb)

  Examples

  1. She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation

  Synonyms

  1. dilate
  2. enlarge
  3. expand
  4. expatiate
  5. exposit
  6. expound
  7. flesh out
  8. lucubrate
• marked by complexity and richness of detail (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an elaborate lace pattern

  Synonyms

  1. luxuriant
• work out in detail (verb)

  Examples

  1. elaborate a plan

  Synonyms

  1. work out
• developed or executed with care and in minute detail (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion
  2. the carefully elaborated theme

  Synonyms

  1. detailed
  2. elaborated
• produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product (verb)

  Examples

  1. The bee elaborates honey

See definition of elaborate in Merriam Webster