elucubrate
American
[ih-loo-kyoo-breyt]
/ ɪˈlu kyʊˌbreɪt /
verb (used with object)
elucubrated,
elucubrating
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Etymology
Origin of elucubrate
1615–25; < Latin ēlūcubrātus, past participle of ēlūcubrāre to spend the night over (a literary work). See e- 1, lucubrate
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