elaborate
adjective
worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness.
elaborated
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past participleof elaborate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof elaborate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
elaborateadjectiveworked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Varadarajan elaborated that Ms. Tisch “has been a prominent administrator in the city since February 2014, when she became the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for information technology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Prominent figures in the late 1980s and early 1990s elaborated on that argument in books and talk-show appearances.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
He elaborated a little, calling lidar the wrong solution for self-driving cars, pointing out that humans drive with eyes and a brain, which is fundamentally Tesla’s approach to self-driving technology.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
It was more unrestrained than other models and often elaborated on the delusions without trying to protect the user.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Robbie elaborated upon his circumstances, then ended by asking politely about the parents of the other fellow.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
