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elucubrate

/ɪˈluːkjʊbɹeɪt/

elucubrate verb: to solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.

Verb

elucubrate (third-person singular simple present elucubrates, present participle elucubrating, simple past and past participle elucubrated)

  1. To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.
    • Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter

Synonyms of elucubrate

Forms of elucubrate

third-person singular presentelucubrates
present participleelucubrating
past participleelucubrated
pastelucubrated

Origin of elucubrate

From the past participle of Latin elucubrare (“compose by lamplight”).

Words formed from elucubrate

Questions about elucubrate

What does elucubrate mean?
Elucubrate means to solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.
What part of speech is elucubrate?
Elucubrate is a verb.
How do you pronounce elucubrate?
Elucubrate is pronounced /ɪˈluːkjʊbɹeɪt/.
What is the past tense of elucubrate?
The past tense of elucubrate is elucubrated.

Words near elucubrate in the dictionary

  1. eluctation
  2. eluctations
  3. elucted
  4. elucting
  5. elucts
  6. elucubrate
  7. elucubrated
  8. elucubrates
  9. elucubrating
  10. elucubration
  11. elucubrations

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