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
- 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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