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verb
To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To work or write like a scholar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clarify, clear up, elucidate
Narrower terms: detail, set forth, expound, exposit, exemplify, illustrate, instance, specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
History
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”).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
