Hyphenation of ELABORATE

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ELABORATE? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ELAB-O-RATE

Definitions of ELABORATE:

1.
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
2.
Produce from basic elements or sources
Change into a more developed product The bee elaborates honey
3.
Make more complex, intricate, or richer
Refine a design or pattern
4.
Work out in detail
Elaborate a plan
5.
Marked by complexity and richness of detail
An elaborate lace pattern
6.
Developed or executed with care and in minute detail
A detailed plan The elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion- John Buchan The carefully elaborated theme

Synonyms of ELABORATE:

adj luxuriant, fancy
adj detailed, elaborated, careful
verb lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate, clarify, clear up, elucidate
verb produce, make, create
verb complicate, refine, rarify, change, alter, modify
verbwork out, develop, make grow

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