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elaborate
English
Etymology
1575, from Late Latin ?lab?r?tus (“worked out”), past participle of ?lab?r? (“to work out”), from ?- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.
Pronunciation
- Adjective: ?l?'b?r?t, IPA(key): /??læb???t/
- Verb: ?l?'b?r?t, IPA(key): /??læb??e?t/
Adjective
elaborate (comparative more elaborate, superlative most elaborate)
- Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
- Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
- The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
Translations
Verb
elaborate (third-person singular simple present elaborates, present participle elaborating, simple past and past participle elaborated)
- (transitive) to develop in detail or complexity
- 1871, "Bismarck", All the Year Round (volume 5, page 129)
- […] by the time of the subsequent coronation, when the Prussian king put the crown on his own head in child-like belief of the obsolete doctrine called divine right, the untiring statesman had elaborated his scheme of reform.
- 1871, "Bismarck", All the Year Round (volume 5, page 129)
- (intransitive) (sometimes followed by on or upon, and then the object of the preposition) to expand/enlarge in detail
- 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?
Translations
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /elabo?rate/
Verb
elaborate
- adverbial present passive participle of elaborar
Italian
Adjective
elaborate
- feminine plural of elaborato
Verb
elaborate
- second-person plural present indicative of elaborare
- second-person plural imperative of elaborare
- feminine plural of the past participle of elaborare
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e?.la.bo??ra?.te/, [e???äbo???ä?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.la.bo?ra.te/, [?l?b?????t??]
Verb
?lab?r?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of ?lab?r?
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emphasize
English
Alternative forms
- emphasise (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK)
Etymology
Latin, from Ancient Greek – see emphasis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??m.f?.sa?z/
Verb
emphasize (third-person singular simple present emphasizes, present participle emphasizing, simple past and past participle emphasized)
- (transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
- His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.
Synonyms
- betone
- stress
- underscore
Antonyms
- de-emphasize
- downplay
Derived terms
- reemphasize
- overemphasize
- underemphasize
Related terms
- emphasis
- emphatic
Translations
emphasize From the web:
- what emphasize means
- what emphasizes parts of sentences
- what emphasizes defeating an opponent
- what emphasized the need for the panama canal
- what emphasized the importance and power of religion
- what emphasized personal psychological growth
- what emphasizes states rights the most
- what emphasized in the song common ground
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