lucubrate
intransitive verb
lu·cu·brate
\ˈlük(y)əˌbrāt\
Definition of lucubrate
-ed/-ing/-s
: to discourse learnedly in writing : expatiate lucubrate in various scholarly journals — compare elucubrate
lucubrator
\-brātə(r), -ātə-\ noun, plural-s
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Origin and Etymology of lucubrate
Latin lucubratus, past participle of lucubrare to work by lamplight, compose by night; akin to Latin lucēre to shine — more at light
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