Meaning

verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

verb produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

verb make more complex, intricate, or richer

origin1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.

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