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Word: Elaborate
Speech Type: Verb
late 16th century (in the sense ‘produced by effort of labour’, also in elaborate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin elaborat- ‘worked out’, from the verb elaborare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + labor ‘work’
ɪˈlabəreɪt
develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail
Short Definition:develop theory, policy, etc. in detail
Examples:- the theory was proposed by Cope and elaborated by Osborn
(of a natural agency) produce (a substance) from its elements or simpler constituents
Short Definition:produce substance
Examples:- many amino acid and peptide hormones are elaborated by neural tissue
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