lucubrate Definition
lu·cu·brate (lo̵̅o̅′kə brāt′, -kyo̵̅o̅-)
intransitive verb -·brat′ed, -·brat′·ing
- to work, study, or write laboriously, esp. late at night
- to write in a scholarly manner
Etymology: < L lucubratus, pp. of lucubrare, to work by candlelight < lux (gen. lucis), light
lucubrate Related Forms
lu′·cu·bra′·tor noun

