How do you spell Elaborate?
Correct spelling
elaborate
ELABOR + ATE. One L.
Why is elaborate spelled this way?
From Latin elaborare, to work out. E (out) + LABORARE (to work). Something elaborate has been worked out thoroughly — detail upon detail, labor made visible.
Common misspellings of elaborate
elabrateellaborateelaboratelaborite
Example
The decorations were elaborate.