- lucubrate
- lucubrate (v.) "to work at night," 1620s, from L. lucubratus, pp. of lucubrare "to work by lamplight" (see LUCUBRATION (Cf. lucubration)). Literally, "to work by artificial light," hence "to work laboriously."
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Lucubrate — Lu cu*brate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lucubrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lucubrated}.] [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See {Light}, n.] To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lucubrate — Lu cu*brate, v. t. To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lucubrate — [lo͞o′kə brāt΄, lo͞o′kyo͞obrāt΄] vi. lucubrated, lucubrating [< L lucubratus, pp. of lucubrare, to work by candlelight < lux (gen. lucis), LIGHT1] 1. to work, study, or write laboriously, esp. late at night 2. to write in a scholarly manner … English World dictionary
lucubrate — lucubrator, n. lucubratory /looh kyooh breuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /looh kyoo brayt /, v.i., lucubrated, lucubrating. 1. to work, write, or study laboriously, esp. at night. 2. to write learnedly. [1615 25; < L lucubratus, ptp. of lucubrare to… … Universalium
lucubrate — verb /ˈluː.kjə.bɹeɪt/ To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night. Instead, as Oklahoma’s tenure committee lucubrated over Hill’s future, Syn: burn the midnight oil, elucubrate, pull an all nighter See Also … Wiktionary
lucubrate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To apply one s mind to the acquisition or production of knowledge: con, study. See TEACH … English dictionary for students
lucubrate — v. write, study, research (late at night); write in a learned manner … English contemporary dictionary
lucubrate — [ lu:kjʊbreɪt] verb archaic write or study, especially by night. ↘produce learned written material. Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as lucubration): from L. lucubrat , lucubrare work by lamplight … English new terms dictionary
lucubrate — v 1. study, apply oneself, excogitate, cerebrate, con, cogitate, burn the midnight oil; dig, grind, Brit. Inf. swot, Brit. Inf. vet, Inf. cram, Sl. hit the books, Sl. crack the books; toil, fag, moil, slave; pore over, concentrate, deliberate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lucubrate — lu·cu·brate … English syllables
