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overelaborate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overe-lab-o-rate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively elaborate.

verb

To elaborate excessively; to go into too much detail.

Etymology

From over- + elaborate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more overelaborate (comparative) most overelaborate (superlative) overelaborates (present, singular) overelaborating (participle, present) overelaborated (participle, past) overelaborated (past)

Derived Forms

overelaborately overelaborateness

Frequently Paired Words

overelaboration belabour explicate

Synonyms

overcomplicated

Questions

What does overelaborate mean?
Excessively elaborate.
Where does overelaborate come from?
From over- + elaborate.

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