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lucubrate
[loo-kyoo-breyt]
verb (used without object)
lucubrated, lucubrating
to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
to write learnedly.
lucubrate
/ ˈːʊˌɪ /
verb
(intr) to write or study, esp at night
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Other Word Forms
- lucubrator noun
- lucubratory adjective
- ˈܳˌٴǰ noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lucubrate1
1615–25; < Latin ūܲٳܲ, past participle of ūܲ to work by artificial light, equivalent to ū-, variant (before labials) of ū-, combining form of ūŧ to shine + -br ( um ) instrumental suffix + -- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lucubrate1
C17: from Latin ūܲ to work by lamplight
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I lucubrate, when I consider, &c. &c., whereas, &c. &c., and even then, &c. &c.,
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His speech might with propriety have been designated the Gospel of Progress, for Hans Shund had made capital of whatever freethinkers had lucubrated in behalf of so-called enlightenment, and in opposition to Christianity.
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