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elaborate
in
Anna and the French Kiss
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- Wide pathways act as roads through neighborhoods of elaborate tombs.
p. 128.4elaborate = having details and complexity
- "His wang is rubbed shiny," Josh elaborates.
p. 132.4elaborates = adds details or explains in detail
- The men in elaborately tied scarves sitting at the table beside us look disgusted, so I pretend to twirl the ends of my Nutella mustache.
p. 151.6elaborately = with much detail or complexity
- All of the shops in Paris have outdone themselves with elaborate window displays, and the butcher is no exception.
p. 198.5 *elaborate = having details and complexity
- "Good," Professeur Cole says. "More. Elaborate."
p. 332.5 *elaborate = add more detail
- Elaborate.†
p. 134.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(elaborate as in: elaborate on your plan) add details or explain in detail
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(2)
(elaborate as in: an elaborate design) having details and complexity -- sometimes fancy or ornateDepending upon it's context, this sense of elaborate can additionally imply that details make something either:
- more special than others of its kind in a good way
- more complicated than necessary in a bad way
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(3)
(elaborate as in: an elaborate wink) to exaggerate an actionAt times, this sense of elaborate can further imply that an action was exaggerated by prolonging it (performing it more slowly than normal).
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)