elaborate
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~ produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; "The bee elaborates honey"
elaborate
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~ make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
elaborate
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~ add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
elaborate
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~ work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"
elapse
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~ pass by; "three years elapsed"
elate
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~ fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
elbow
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~ shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
elbow
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~ push one's way with the elbows
elect
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~ choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
elect
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~ select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
electioneer
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~ work actively for a political candidate or a party; "My neighbors are busy electioneering during the Presidential election campaign"
electrify
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~ excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
electrify
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~ charge (a conductor) with electricity
electrify
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~ equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
electrocute
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~ kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
electrocute
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~ kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"
electroplate
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~ coat with metal by electrolysis; "electroplate the watch"
elevate
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~ give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"