Definition of elaborates

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• elaborates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• elaborates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• elaborates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of elaborates

• 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 elaborates in Merriam Webster