Lucubrated: meaning, definitions and examples

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lucubrated

 

[ luːˈkjuː.br.eɪt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

academic writing

To lucubrate means to work, study, or write late into the night. It often implies deep concentration and effort put into intellectual tasks, usually under the cover of darkness.

Synonyms

inscribe, study, write

Examples of usage

  • He often lucubrated into the early hours to finish his thesis.
  • The students were found lucubrating in the library after hours.
  • She lucubrated on her research paper for weeks before submission.

Translations

Translations of the word "lucubrated" in other languages:

🇵🇹 estudado intensamente

🇮🇳 गंभीरता से अध्ययन किया

🇩🇪 intensiv studiert

🇮🇩 belajar dengan serius

🇺🇦 інтенсивно вивчений

🇵🇱 intensywnie studiowany

🇯🇵 集中的に勉強された

🇫🇷 étudié intensément

🇪🇸 estudiado intensamente

🇹🇷 yoğun bir şekilde çalışılmış

🇰🇷 집중적으로 연구된

🇸🇦 تم دراسته بشكل مكثف

🇨🇿 intenzivně studovaný

🇸🇰 intenzívne študovaný

🇨🇳 深入研究

🇸🇮 intenzivno študiran

🇮🇸 ítarlega rannsakað

🇰🇿 терең зерттелген

🇬🇪 ღრმა შესწავლილი

🇦🇿 dərin öyrənilmiş

🇲🇽 estudiado intensamente

Word origin

The word 'lucubrate' derives from the Latin 'lucubrare', which means 'to work by lamp-light', formed from 'lux', meaning 'light'. The term evolved in the Middle Ages to describe those who would engage in scholarly pursuits during the nighttime hours, a practice common among scholars who had limited daylight for study or were employed during the day. 'Lucubrate' became a part of the English language in the 17th century, maintaining its connotation of late-night study or writing. Over the years, it has retained a somewhat archaic tone, often used in literary or academic contexts to evoke a sense of diligent scholarship or intellectual labor that occurs when the rest of the world is asleep.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #43,677, this word is among the least frequently used in common English. Understanding it can be beneficial for comprehensive language mastery, but it's not essential for most learners.