lucubrate
[ loo-kyoo-breyt ]
/ ˈlu kyʊˌbreɪt /
verb (used without object), lu·cu·brat·ed, lu·cu·brat·ing.
to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
to write learnedly.
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, noun lu·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
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