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lucubrate
[ loo-kyoo-breyt ]
/ ˈlu kyʊˌbreɪt /
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verb (used without object), lu·cu·brat·ed, lu·cu·brat·ing.
to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
to write learnedly.
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Origin of lucubrate
1615–25; <Latin lūcubrātus, past participle of lūcubrāre to work by artificial light, equivalent to lūcu-, variant (before labials) of lūci-, combining form of lūcēre to shine + -br(um) instrumental suffix + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM lucubrate
lu·cu·bra·tor, nounlu·cu·bra·to·ry [loo-kyoo-bruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /luˈkyu brəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby lucubrate
lucrative, lucre, Lucretia, Lucretius, Lucrezia Borgia, lucubrate, lucubration, luculent, Lucullan, Lucullus, Lucy
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British Dictionary definitions for lucubrate
lucubrate
/ (ˈluːkjʊˌbreɪt) /
verb
(intr) to write or study, esp at night
Derived forms of lucubrate
lucubrator, nounWord Origin for lucubrate
C17: from Latin lūcubrāre to work by lamplight
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