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elaborating

elaborating is the present participle and gerund 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 elaborating

What is elaborating the present participle and gerund of?
Elaborating is the present participle and gerund of elaborate.

Words near elaborating in the dictionary

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

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