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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.

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