The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 — (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 … Etymology dictionary
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
