Found 2 items, similar to lucubrate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lucubrate lucubrate v : add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation” [syn: elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out , expand, expound, dilate] [ant: abridge]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lucubrate Lucubrate \Lu"cu*brate\, v. 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, n.] To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night. [1913 Webster] Lucubrate \Lu"cu*brate\, v. t. To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor. [1913 Webster]