Word of the Day: ELABORATE

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elaborate (verb) - to provide further detail; to develop to a very high standard [ih-lab-uh-reyt]

elaborate (adj) - produced or worked with great attention to detail [ih-lab-er-it]

BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + LABOR- (work) + -ATE (to make or do)

*HOMONYM ALERT* The word elaborate has multiple meanings.

See also: belabor

“The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.” —J. B. Priestley