Antonyms for elaborating

Grammar : Verb

Spell : adjective ih-lab-er-it; verb ih-lab-uh-reyt

Phonetic Transcription : adjective ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; verb ɪˈlæb əˌreɪt

Definition of elaborating

Origin : 1590s, "produced by labor," from Latin elaboratus, past participle of elaborare "to exert oneself" (see elaboration). Meaning "very detailed" is from 1620s.

verb make detailed; expand

Example sentences :

He had been elaborating dangers and defences, expecting the worst, rehearsing his best.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

Combining and elaborating in order to give Dot a nasty one on the knee-cap.
Extract from : « If Winter Don't » by Barry Pain

The hour that he spent in elaborating it passed like five minutes.
Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke

Other forms are elaborating in the mysteries of eternal matter.
Extract from : « A Night in the Luxembourg » by Remy De Gourmont

We are elaborating the theory of the Japanese people, and we can't agree.
Extract from : « From Sea to Sea » by Rudyard Kipling

He is not elaborating a theme: he is suggesting a relation or hinting a meaning.
Extract from : « Whitman » by John Burroughs

I made the work a great deal easier by elaborating on Lop-Ear's idea.
Extract from : « Before Adam » by Jack London

Suetonius said that nature in her parturitions was elaborating a king.
Extract from : « The Lords of the Ghostland » by Edgar Saltus

Finally he succeeded in elaborating a plan which would suit his purpose.
Extract from : « Crestlands » by Mary Addams Bayne

In the house also she was ever elaborating, sybaritising her life.
Extract from : « A Bed of Roses » by W. L. George

Synonyms for elaborating

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