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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lucubrate
v 1: 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}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit},
{enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}]
[ant: {abbreviate}, {abridge}, {contract}, {cut},
{foreshorten}, {reduce}, {shorten}]
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