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elaborates

elaborates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elaborate.

Meaning of elaborate

Verb

elaborate (third-person singular simple present elaborates, present participle elaborating, simple past and past participle elaborated)

  1. (transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
    • […] by the time of the subsequent coronation, when the Prussian king put the crown on his own head in child-like belief of the obsolete doctrine called divine right, the untiring statesman had elaborated his scheme of reform.1871, “Bismarck”, in All the Year Round, volume 5, page 129
    Synonyms:
    work out, explicate
  2. (intransitive, sometimes) To expand/enlarge in detail.
    • What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate?

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Questions about elaborates

What is elaborates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Elaborates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elaborate.

Words near elaborates in the dictionary

  1. elaborately
  2. elaborateness
  3. elaboratenesses
  4. elaborater
  5. elaboraters
  6. elaborates
  7. elaboratest
  8. elaborating
  9. elaboration
  10. elaborational
  11. elaborations

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