How To Pronounce Elaborate

The stress in elaborate moves depending on how the word is used.

Adjective. It is /ɪˈlæb.ər.ət/ or /ɪˈlæb.ər.ɪt/ in British English and /ɪˈlæb.ər.ət/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “an elaborate plan”.

Verb. It is /ɪˈlæb.ə.reɪt/ in British English and /ɪˈlæb.ə.reɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to elaborate”.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.