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Elucubrate

E-lu′cu-brate

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
elucubratus
, p. p. of
elucubrare
to compose by lamplight.]
See
Lucubrate
.
[Obs.]
Blount.

Definition 2024


elucubrate

elucubrate

English

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.

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Italian

Verb

elucubrate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of elucubrare
  2. second-person plural imperative of elucubrare
  3. feminine plural of elucubrato

Latin

Verb

ēlūcubrāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of ēlūcubrō