LUCUBRATE

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

lucubrate (third-person singular simple present lucubrates, present participle lucubrating, simple past and past participle lucubrated)

(rare) To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.

To work or write like a scholar.

Synonyms

• burn the midnight oil

• elucubrate

• pull an all-nighter

Anagrams

• tubercula

Source: Wiktionary

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Lu"cu*brate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lucubrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lucubrated.] Etym: [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See Light, n.]

Definition: To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

Lu"cu*brate, v. t.

Definition: To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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