Definition of elaborate

"elaborate" in the verb sense

1. elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

add details, as to an account or idea clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

2. elaborate

produce from basic elements or sources change into a more developed product

"The bee elaborates honey"

3. complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate

make more complex, intricate, or richer

"refine a design or pattern"

4. elaborate, work out

work out in detail

"elaborate a plan"

"elaborate" in the adjective sense

1. elaborate, luxuriant

marked by complexity and richness of detail

"an elaborate lace pattern"

2. detailed, elaborate, elaborated

developed or executed with care and in minute detail

"a detailed plan"

"the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan

"the carefully elaborated theme"

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Quotations for elaborate

The study of proverbs may be more instructive and comprehensive than the most elaborate scheme of philosophy. [ Motherwell ]

Great minds comprehend more in a word, a look, a pressure of the hand, than ordinary men in long conversations, or the most elaborate correspondence. [ Lavater ]

When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by woman in the pursuit of trifles, I feel no doubt of their capacity for the most herculean undertakings. [ Julia Ward Howe ]

There are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense, than in the most abstruse and profound tract of school divinity. [ Addison ]

elaborate in Scrabble®

The word elaborate is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters elaborate:

ELABORATE
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

ablator, abortee, areolae, bleater, bloater, earlobe, eatable

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word elaborate

ELABORATE
(126)
ELABORATE
(108)
ELABORATE
(84)
ELABORATE
(72)
ELABORATE
(48)
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(39)
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(34)
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(26)
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(17)
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(14)
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(14)
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(14)
ELABORATE
(14)
ELABORATE
(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In elaborate

ELABORATE
(126)
ELABORATE
(108)
EARLOBE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ABLATOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
ABORTEE
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EARLOBE
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EATABLE
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EATABLE
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BLOATER
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BLOATER
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BLEATER
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ABORTEE
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ABLATOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
ELABORATE
(84)
ABLATOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
BLOATER
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ABORTEE
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BLEATER
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EATABLE
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ABLATOR
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EATABLE
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EARLOBE
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BLEATER
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ABORTEE
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EATABLE
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ABLATOR
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BLEATER
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EARLOBE
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EARLOBE
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EARLOBE
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BLEATER
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BLEATER
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BLOATER
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EATABLE
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EATABLE
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ABORTEE
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ABLATOR
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EARLOBE
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EARLOBE
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BLEATER
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ABLATOR
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ABORTEE
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EARLOBE
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ABORTEE
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ABLATOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
AREOLAE
(78 = 28 + 50)
BLOATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
EARLOBE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ABORTEE
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ABLATOR
(77 = 27 + 50)
BLEATER
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EATABLE
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(76 = 26 + 50)
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(76 = 26 + 50)
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ABORTEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
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ABLATOR
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EARLOBE
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EARLOBE
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BLEATER
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EARLOBE
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ABORTEE
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BLEATER
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BLEATER
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ELABORATE
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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ABORTEE
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AREOLAE
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EARLOBE
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BLEATER
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elaborate in Words With Friends™

The word elaborate is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters elaborate:

ELABORATE
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

ablator, abortee, areolae, bleater, bloater, earlobe, eatable

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word elaborate

ELABORATE
(207)
ELABORATE
(126)
ELABORATE
(90)
ELABORATE
(75)
ELABORATE
(60)
ELABORATE
(56)
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(56)
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(56)
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(52)
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(52)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(42)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(28)
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(28)
ELABORATE
(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(23)
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(20)
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(19)
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(18)
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(17)
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(17)
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(17)
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(16)
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(16)
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(16)
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(16)
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ELABORATE
(15)
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(15)
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(15)
ELABORATE
(15)
ELABORATE
(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In elaborate

ELABORATE
(207)
ELABORATE
(126)
EARLOBE
(104 = 69 + 35)
EATABLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
ABLATOR
(98 = 63 + 35)
BLOATER
(98 = 63 + 35)
BLEATER
(98 = 63 + 35)
ABORTEE
(95 = 60 + 35)
BLOATER
(92 = 57 + 35)
ABLATOR
(92 = 57 + 35)
EARLOBE
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BLEATER
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ELABORATE
(90)
ABORTEE
(89 = 54 + 35)
BLOATER
(86 = 51 + 35)
EATABLE
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EARLOBE
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ABLATOR
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BLEATER
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BLOATER
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EARLOBE
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EARLOBE
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EATABLE
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EARLOBE
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EARLOBE
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EATABLE
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ABORTEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
AREOLAE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ABORTEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
ELABORATE
(75)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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EARLOBE
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EARLOBE
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BOLTER
(66)
LOBATE
(66)
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ABLATOR
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ABLATOR
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ELABORATE
(60)
ALOBAR
(60)
TREBLE
(60)
REBALE
(60)
BOREAL
(60)
ARABLE
(60)
EATABLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
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EARLOBE
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EARLOBE
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REBATE
(57)
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BOATER
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EATABLE
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ABORTEE
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ABLATOR
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EARLOBE
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BLOATER
(57 = 22 + 35)
ABLATOR
(57 = 22 + 35)

Words containing the sequence elaborate

Words that start with elaborate (5 words)

Words with elaborate in them (4 words)

Words that end with elaborate (3 words)

Word Growth involving elaborate

Shorter words in elaborate

or orate borate

at ate rate orate borate

at rat rate orate borate

el

ab lab labor

la lab labor

or labor

Longer words containing elaborate

elaborated overelaborated

elaborated unelaborated

elaborately

elaborateness

elaborates overelaborates

overelaborate overelaborated

overelaborate overelaborates

unelaborate unelaborated