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Meanings of elaborate in English
Synonyms
Examples for "expand"
Examples for "expand"
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The state government said this week it plans to expand the plant.
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YFood said it will use the funds to expand further in Europe.
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As conditions improve, we hope to continue to expand our NZ operations.
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Backers hope to expand the program to 50 countries within five years.
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Several other major companies are looking to expand production in the region.
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We'll have to enlarge the opening to get a good look inside.
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You still have a lot of possibilities to enlarge sanctions, he said.
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Start with the Burg, I decided, and then enlarge the search area.
4
Your father will enlarge on what I say.' He bows to her.
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Simply enlarge the circle of the household and you have the nation.
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Maybe I'll expound on those at some point in the near future.
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He also began to expound on expansive new goals for the jihad.
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This is an attempt to expound the symbolism of the Christian religion.
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His main purpose was to expound and enforce the teaching of Confucius.
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It behoveth thee to expound to us what constitutes the highest penances.
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He proceeded to dilate upon the importance of the uniformity of screws.
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You and I need not dilate as to the conduct of others.
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I ask for only ten minutes, in order to dilate the hydrogen.
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Pole had plaintively attempted to dilate on the virtues of Martha Chump.
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Her eyes dilate, her hands clasp her neck in a convulsive clutch.
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Then they began to expatiate with fresh enthusiasm on her unparalleled loveliness.
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Their gaiety is not greater than their delicacy-butI will not expatiate.
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Whereupon, vastly encouraged, Clyde proceeded to expatiate upon his own surpassing qualifications.
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But why expatiate to a stranger on sorrow which must be secret?
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How could I expatiate upon the benefits that would arise from both!
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But to the majority, who are bound to be strangers, let me exposit myself.
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And all the time Watson exposited the way Patsy Horan had done it.
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Master of the Sentences, iv, 3) and Bede (Exposit.
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For according to Jerome [*Pelagius, Exposit.
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Hence Jerome says (Exposit.
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Officials said they would work over the weekend to flesh out the agreement.
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He sent me hundreds of family pictures that helped flesh out the story.
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It was seeking to flesh out any irregularities in the officials' accumulated wealth.
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What word would you like a political leader to flesh out?
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The bureau's ballistics experts will join the probe to flesh out the investigation.
Usage of elaborate in English
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But the elaborate arrangement actually delays the problem by just a year.
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Natural biominerals are often elaborate in detail but light, durable and strong.
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Kotb mentioned Morgan's elaborate New Jersey home, which features an extensive aquarium.
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Other animals clearly communicate with one another, sometimes in fairly elaborate ways.
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Claims family is under pressure from personal circumstances, but would not elaborate.
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It's a great opportunity to check out the band's elaborate set design.
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For elaborate or problem work, the two orange spots proved singularly versatile.
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Anything elaborate might not look good with the way things are now.
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Finally, we elaborate on one example that was identified by this approach.
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He did, however, elaborate on his quest to find the right partner.
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Administration officials were not immediately able to elaborate on the president's comments.
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Fischer said he expected the figure to change but did not elaborate.
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A chocolate roulade makes an elaborate centrepiece at this time of year.
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That's a new arrival, he says, pointing to one particularly elaborate dwelling.
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The brief statement did not elaborate on the reasons for the request.
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We are asking for additional resources, said Ramirez, who did not elaborate.
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Elaborate across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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