elaborare

process

verb eh-lah-boh-RAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin elaborare 'to work out'

Also means

work out

Usage Note

Elaborare is the standard verb for processing data (elaborare i dati) and for developing an idea or plan. Beware the false friend: it rarely means 'to elaborate' in the English sense of explaining further. For that, Italians say approfondire or spiegare meglio.

Examples

"Il computer deve elaborare i dati."

Natural Translation

The computer must process the data.

Literal Translation

The computer must process the data.

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