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I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a grand/elaborate ceremony
▪ The inhabitants of the town organized a grand ceremony to mark the occasion.
an elaborate lie
▪ Her parents didn’t realise that it was all an elaborate lie.
an elaborate pretence (=one that is carefully planned and done, but obviously not true or real )
▪ He made an elaborate pretence of yawning and said he was going to bed.
an elaborate system
▪ The proposal has to get through an elaborate system of committees.
elaborate hoax
▪ an elaborate hoax
elaborate precautions (=a lot of detailed precautions)
▪ Elaborate precautions were taken to avoid disputes between the representatives.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
increasingly
▪ The new factory made it possible for the company to produce increasingly elaborate garments.
▪ Moreover, with time and aided by the debate, the accepted ideas become increasingly elaborate.
▪ Most surviving examples date from the eighteenth century, by which time the decoration became increasingly elaborate and stylised.
quite
▪ Some biochemists have built up quite elaborate blueprints for forms of life utterly different from our own.
▪ There are several quite elaborate private lists in existence, but none of these has yet been published.
▪ This involved quite elaborate dressing-up, and the fun and laughter of those Boxing Day nights was a treasure indeed.
▪ A correlator's input consists of examples with just a few features which can be quite elaborate.
very
▪ Since coal is formed from plants, which are chemically very complicated, its own chemical make-up is very elaborate.
▪ Yet the church is a very elaborate structure with evidence of a Norman nave and elaborate stone-vaulted chancel.
▪ Despite a very elaborate legal code on the use of pesticides, introduced in 1973, the situation remains unchanged.
NOUN
hoax
▪ It was still not clear last night whether the tapes were an elaborate hoax.
▪ This was nothing but an elaborate hoax perpetrated by her in revenge for all the suffering I had caused her.
plan
▪ It was a hell of an elaborate plan just for a wind-up.
▪ Of course, Aunt Rose had elaborate plans for her own death and dispersal.
▪ Despite the elaborate plans, there were few takers.
ritual
▪ The elaborate rituals surrounding the preparation of the icon are not without purpose or effect.
▪ There are elaborate rituals of atonement to be found there.
scheme
▪ This aspect of the deal was necessary because Altus Finance needed to unwind an elaborate scheme it had concocted in 1991.
set
▪ In the weeks following the dinner Lutyens swiftly drew up an elaborate set of plans.
structure
▪ For elaborate structures stick rocks together with silicone sealant, but let it cure completely before putting it into your tank water.
▪ Although the rules which provide its definition are surprisingly simple, the set itself exhibits an endless variety of highly elaborate structure.
▪ Their cells have the most elaborate structure.
▪ Yet the church is a very elaborate structure with evidence of a Norman nave and elaborate stone-vaulted chancel.
▪ Many of those that live in the sea secrete shells with the most elaborate structure of silica or lime.
system
▪ An elaborate system of rain-water drains can be seen, reconstructed by Evans, at the East Entrance.
▪ An elaborate system of spectral classes has been established by a persistent cadre of asteroid observers.
▪ In 1882, this elaborate system was extended further.
▪ Good luck, bad luck, an elaborate system of beliefs, superstitions, symbols.
▪ The main purpose of this elaborate system was almost certainly profit for the king.
▪ Examination of particular species seems to show elaborate systems for enhancing cross-pollination.
▪ An elaborate system of nozzles and fan-draught cowls minimises the risks of lead-poisoning.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Elaborate murals had been painted on three of the four walls.
▪ an elaborate tattoo of an eagle
▪ Cho and Lee celebrated their new partnership at an elaborate banquet.
▪ Mike had worked out an elaborate system for categorizing his collection of CDs.
▪ Nick examined the elaborate carvings on the tomb.
▪ She had prepared an elaborate excuse for her absence.
▪ Sociologists have been coming up with increasingly elaborate theories to explain unsafe sexual practices.
▪ The diaries have been published in one volume, with elaborate biographical notes by Professor Emson.
▪ The lawyer had concocted an elaborate defence that gave a totally false impression of what happened.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ After our return to Wichita, the master worked out an elaborate tour, with a record number of weekly performances.
▪ But Frank Bascombe, for all his hapless domestic incompetence and elaborate self-pity, was interesting and kind of likable.
▪ He did not typically employ elaborate statistics to test hypotheses or use control groups in his research.
▪ Police said they were elaborate devices, of similar construction, designed to give the impression they were bombs.
▪ Seven ruff, without as yet their elaborate courtship adornments, fed at the northern tip of a tyke.
▪ Simple simulations can be as effective for training purposes as more elaborate ones and can certainly be more cost effective.
▪ The interior is more elaborate, but has also been more altered in later ages.
▪ The propagation of Aponogeton from seeds is elaborate and slow and requires special tanks without fish.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
further
▪ The needs of the course of justice prevent me from elaborating further now.
▪ Airline spokesmen declined to elaborate further Thursday.
▪ I suppose you wouldn't care to elaborate further?
▪ The relevance of autonomy for cognitive development is further elaborated in Chapter 8.
▪ Background factors further elaborate the variations.
▪ Louisa began elaborating further examples about other kids, teachers, or parents causing her to forget things.
▪ I've suggested several simple patterns for you but you can elaborate further on these yourself.
NOUN
point
▪ He then proceeded to elaborate on that point.
▪ It would be unwise to elaborate on the last point.
▪ I shall return to, and elaborate on, these points.
▪ Let us elaborate on these points.
VERB
decline
▪ De Benedetti disclosed that Hewlett-Packard Co had also approached Olivetti for a possible alliance, but declined to elaborate.
▪ These could include tapping the Federal Financing Bank or a $ 40 billion currency stabilization fund, though Rubin declined to elaborate.
▪ He said he got a positive reaction from council members to his remarks about Western aid but declined to elaborate.
▪ Airline spokesmen declined to elaborate further Thursday.
▪ Doherty said deals with content providers may be announced shortly but declined to elaborate.
▪ Mr Chandler declined to elaborate on the departures.
▪ The company said further restructuring plans could follow this announcement but declined to elaborate.
refuse
▪ Although pressed, McCurry refused to elaborate.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I would like now to elaborate upon the points raised in my introduction.
▪ This argument will be elaborated more fully in the next chapter.
▪ What exactly do you mean by "traditional education"? Would you care to elaborate?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I say, and wait for him to elaborate.
▪ I suppose you wouldn't care to elaborate further?
▪ The process can, of course, be elaborated, on the basis of a suitably detailed marketing strategy.
▪ These could include tapping the Federal Financing Bank or a $ 40 billion currency stabilization fund, though Rubin declined to elaborate.
▪ This approach is elaborated in Chapter 5.
▪ This simple story line was elaborated in the works of Hesiod, Aeschylus, Lucian, Ovid, and others.

elaborate

I. e‧lab‧o‧rate¹ /ɪˈlæbərət, ɪˈlæbərɪt/ adjective
[date : 1400-1500; Language : Latin; Origin : elaboratus, past participle of elaborare 'to work out']
1. having a lot of small parts or details put together in a complicated way SYN intricate:
　 ▪ pure silks embroidered with elaborate patterns

2. carefully planned and organized in great detail SYN complex:
　 ▪ a very elaborate telecommunications network

—elaborately adverb:
　 ▪ an elaborately carved wooden statue
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THESAURUS
▪complicated consisting of a lot of different parts or details and therefore difficult to understand :
　 ▪ The rules of the game seemed very complicated.
　 ▪ I didn’t realize programming the VCR would be so complicated.
　 ▪ The brain is like a very powerful, very complicated computer.
　 ▪ a complicated issue
▪complex a complex process, relationship etc is difficult to understand because it has a lot of parts that are all connected in different ways :
　 ▪ The chemical processes involved are extremely complex.
　 ▪ the complex relationship between government and the media
▪elaborate having a lot of parts or details and very carefully planned, but often more complicated than is necessary :
　 ▪ Mike had worked out an elaborate system for categorizing his collection of DVDs.
　 ▪ The plan to kidnap her had become even more elaborate.
　 ▪ Sociologists have been coming up with increasingly elaborate theories to explain unsafe sexual practices.
▪involved very long and complicated – use this especially about something that you think should be made simpler :
　 ▪ The system for choosing candidates is very involved, and I won’t go into it here.
　 ▪ Adopting a child can be a long involved process.
▪convoluted too complicated and difficult to understand – used especially about someone’s language or arguments, or about a system :
　 ▪ convoluted sentences
　 ▪ Procedures for government funding have become more convoluted.
　 ▪ James’s books are full of long paragraphs and convoluted sentences, which many people do not find appealing.
▪intricate having a lot of small parts or details – used especially about something that is cleverly designed or made :
　 ▪ Lasers are used to cut intricate designs in the metal.
　 ▪ The farmers use an intricate system of drainage canals.
　 ▪ the intricate workings of a watch
　 ▪ intricate patterns of coloured marble

II. e‧lab‧o‧rate² /ɪˈlæbəreɪt/ verb
[INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]
to give more details or new information about something SYN enlarge:
　 ▪ He said he had new evidence, but refused to elaborate any further.
elaborate on
　 ▪ McDonald refused to elaborate on his reasons for resigning.

—elaboration /ɪˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]