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Definition of Lucubrate
1. Verb. Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. "They lucubrate that there was a traffic accident "; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
Exact synonyms: Dilate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Expand, Expatiate, Exposit, Expound, Flesh Out
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Clear Up, Elucidate
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Exposit, Expound, Set Forth, Exemplify, Illustrate, Instance, Particularise, Particularize, Specialise, Specialize, Specify
Derivative terms: Dilation, Elaboration, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion, Expansion, Expatiation, Exposition, Exponent, Expository, Expounding, Lucubration
Antonyms: Contract
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Clear Up, Elucidate
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Exposit, Expound, Set Forth, Exemplify, Illustrate, Instance, Particularise, Particularize, Specialise, Specialize, Specify
Derivative terms: Dilation, Elaboration, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion, Expansion, Expatiation, Exposition, Exponent, Expository, Expounding, Lucubration
Antonyms: Contract
Definition of Lucubrate
1. v. i. To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
2. v. t. To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.
Definition of Lucubrate
1. [v -BRATED, -BRATING, -BRATES]