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overelaborate
[oh-ver-i-lab-er-it, oh-ver-i-lab-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object)
to render or present with excessive or fussy detail.
He so overelaborates his jokes that they lose their humor.
verb (used without object)
to add excessive details, as in writing or speaking.
He overelaborates to an extent that his novels must be cut radically before being published.
overelaborate
adjective
excessively ornate, detailed, or complex
verb
(tr) to detail or develop (an idea, plan, etc) excessively
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- overelaborately adverb
- overelaboration noun
- overelaborateness noun
- Ė“Ē±¹±š°ł±šĖ±ō²¹²ś“ĒĖ°ł²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of overelaborate1
Example Sentences
What happens next in āDevil Houseā is complicated, and I want to be careful not to overelaborate.
The overelaborate surfaces seem to evoke globalization as a simple excess.
Are we still waiting around for Toni Morrisonās rather wordy and overelaborate sentences to let themselves be āmore clearly interpreted?ā
āYou get the sense that Southgate has been part of the team when England have bowled into town, declared themselves favorites and crashed out playing these horribly imbalanced teams full of stars, and overelaborate systems they barely understand. He knows what traps to avoidā.
But he will follow a tactical plan, he will not overelaborate and he will devastate a full-back who gives him half a chance.
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