Lucubrate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lucubrate \Lu"cu*brate\, v. t.
     To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by
     laborious endeavor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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"
           [syn: {elaborate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh
           out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]