E*lab"o*rate (?), a. [L. elaboratus, p. p. of elaborare to work out; e out + laborare to labor, labor labor. See Labor.] Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research.

Drawn to the life in each elaborate page.

Syn. -- Labored; complicated; studied; perfected; high- wrought.

-- E*lab"o*rate*ly, adv. -- E*lab"o*rate*ness, n.

E*lab"o*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elaborated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Elaborating (?).] 1. To produce with labor

They in full joy elaborate a sigh,

2. To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a literary work.

The sap is . . . still more elaborated and exalted as it circulates through the vessels of the plant.

• Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated
       After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
  
• intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
       I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.
  
• (used with on when used with a subject) To give further detail or explanation (about).
       What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate?
       Could you elaborate on the plot for your novel for me?