lucubrate

Signification (Anglais)

1. (rare) To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
2. To work or write like a scholar.

Concepts

développer

disserter

veiller en travaillant

pernocter

Synonymes

dilate

elaborate

enlarge

expand

expatiate

exposit

expound

flesh out

Traductions

μελετώ

σχολιάζω

exponer

وَضَّحَ

مدد

أطنب

بسط

شرح

مد

هام

وسع

عالج موضوعا

εκθέτω

μελετώ αγρυπνών

μελετώ φιλοπονώς

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈluː.kjə.bɹeɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lūcubrātus, perfect passive participle of lūcubrō (“to work by candlelight”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lūx (“light”).