ELAB'ORATE, v.t. [L. elaboro, from laboro, labor. See Labor.]
1. To produce with labor.
They in full joy elaborate a sigh.
2. To improve or refine by successive operations. The heat of the sun elaborates the juices of plants and renders the fruit more perfect.
ELAB'ORATE, a. [L. elaboratus.] Wrought with labor; finished with great diligence; studies; executed with exactness; as an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance.