elaborate
adjective
worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness.
elaborates
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present tense formof elaborate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Later, he elaborates more fully on the genius of her portrayal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Here he elaborates, line by lyrical line, on an eloquent poem about social justice by Nikky Finney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
In a recent essay at Scientific American, leading psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton elaborates:
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
Dr Neil Scott, medical adviser to the British Boxing Board of Control and consultant head and neck surgeon elaborates.
From BBC ● May 8, 2024
A note elaborates that Tío Alejandro was the one who used to own English saddle horses and taught you four girls to ride.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
