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lucubrate

Verb (intransitive)

lu=cu=brate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

lucubrate(v = verb.communication) dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out - 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"

is one way to clarify, clear up, elucidate

Derived form noun lucubration₁

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lucubrate, v. i. [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See Light, n.].

To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night. [1913 Webster]

lucubrate, v. t.

To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor. [1913 Webster]

lucubrate, v.intr. literary 1 write or study, esp. by night.
2 express one's meditations in writing.

Derivative

lucubrator n.

Etymology

L lucubrare lucubrat- work by lamplight (as LUX)

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