Present participle of elaborate; the act of developing or explaining something in greater detail.
From Latin 'elaborare' + present participle suffix '-ing'. This forms the continuous/progressive form of the verb.
The '-ing' form captures the ongoing process of careful work—when you're elaborating, you're actively in the process of building up details, adding layer by layer like an artist building a painting.
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