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
- complicate
- rarify
- refine
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (verb)
Examples
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Synonyms
- dilate
- enlarge
- expand
- expatiate
- exposit
- expound
- flesh out
- lucubrate
- marked by complexity and richness of detail (adjective)
Examples
- an elaborate lace pattern
Synonyms
- luxuriant
- work out in detail (verb)
Examples
- elaborate a plan
Synonyms
- work out
- developed or executed with care and in minute detail (adjective)
Examples
- the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion
- the carefully elaborated theme
Synonyms
- detailed
- elaborated
- produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product (verb)
Examples
- The bee elaborates honey
See definition of elaborate in Merriam Webster