how to pronounce elaborate

/iˈlæb.əɹ.ət/

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elaborate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of elaborate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… effects to simulate elaborate methods of …”

meaning of elaborate

Elaborate means to make more complex or detailed.

elaborate frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word elaborate occurs in english on average 16.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics elaborate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that elaborate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;