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Webster 1913 Edition


Lucubrate

Lu′cu-brate

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lucubrated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Lucubrated
.]
[L.
lucubratus
, p. p. of
lucubrare
to work by lamplight, fr.
lux
light. See
Light
,
Noun.
]
To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

Lu′cu-brate

,
Verb.
T.
To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lucubrate

LU'CUBRATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. lucubro, to study by candle-light, from lucubrum, from lux, light.]
To study by candle-light or a lamp; to study by night.