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Lucubrate

Lucubrate Meaning & Definition
Lucubrate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lucubrate?

[v] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lucubrate: dilate | elaborate | enlarge | expand | expatiate | exposit | expound | flesh out

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lucubrate:

See Also | clarify | clear up | detail | elucidate | exemplify | illustrate | instance | particularise | particularize | set forth | specialise | specialize | specify

Lucubrate In Webster's Dictionary

\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.
\Lu"cu*brate\, v. t. To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.

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