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 Definitions of lucubrate  [ˈlu kyʊˌbreɪt]  

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Definition of 'lucubrate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) lucubrate
to work, write, or study laboriously, esp. at night.

2.  lucubrate
to write learnedly.

Etymology:  (1615–25; < L lūcubrātus, ptp. of lūcubrāre to work by artificial light)

Definition of 'lucubrate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"


Definition of 'lucubrate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) lucubrate
to study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night

2. (verb) lucubrate
to elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor



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