ELAB'ORATE, verb transitive [Latin elaboro, from laboro, labor. See Labor.] 1. To produce with labor. They in full joy elaborate a sigh. 2. To improve or refine by successive operations. The heat of the sun elaborates the juices of plants and renders the fruit more perfect. ELAB'ORATE, adjective [Latin elaboratus.] Wrought with labor; finished with great diligence; studies; executed with exactness; as an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance. Drawn to the life in each elaborate page.
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