lucubrate

intransitive verb

lu·​cu·​brate

ˈlük(y)əˌbrāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: to discourse learnedly in writing : expatiate

lucubrate in various scholarly journals

compare elucubrate

lucubrator

-brātə(r)

-ātə-

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Latin lucubratus, past participle of lucubrare to work by lamplight, compose by night; akin to Latin lucēre to shine

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