elucubrate
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Elucubrate — E*lu cu*brate, v. i. [L. elucubratus, p. p. of elucubrare to compose by lamplight.] See {Lucubrate}. [Obs.] Blount. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elucubrate — elucubration, n. /i looh kyoo brayt /, v.t., elucubrated, elucubrating. to produce (esp. literary work) by long and intensive effort. [1615 25; < L elucubratus, ptp. of elucubrare to spend the night over (a literary work). See E , LUCUBRATE] * *… … Universalium
elucubrate — e•lu•cu•brate [[t]ɪˈlu kyʊˌbreɪt[/t]] v. t. brat•ed, brat•ing cvb to produce, as a literary work, by long and intensive effort • Etymology: 1615–25; < L ēlūcubrātus, ptp. of ēlūcubrāre to spend the night over (a literary work). See e ,… … From formal English to slang
elucubrate — ē, ə̇+ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin elucubratus, past participle of elucubrare to compose by lamplight, from e + lucubrare to work by lamplight more at lucubrate : to work out or express by studious effort • elucubration (ˌ)ē,… … Useful english dictionary
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burn the midnight oil — verb To work studiously, especially late into the night. He was burning the midnight oil all night to finish his paper. Syn: elucubrate, pull an all nighter … Wiktionary
lucubrate — verb /ˈluː.kjə.bɹeɪt/ To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night. Instead, as Oklahoma’s tenure committee lucubrated over Hill’s future, Syn: burn the midnight oil, elucubrate, pull an all nighter See Also … Wiktionary
pull an all-nighter — verb Work diligently throughout the night. Syn: burn the midnight oil, elucubrate … Wiktionary
bear down — Synonyms and related words: beat down, bring low, buckle down, couch, crush, debase, defeat, depress, detrude, do double duty, downbear, elucubrate, endeavor, get cracking, get cutting, go all out, haul down, hit the ball, hop to it, hotfoot,… … Moby Thesaurus
bone — Synonyms and related words: adamant, aitchbone, anklebone, anvil, backbone, bill, biscuit, bony, breastbone, brick, buck, calcaneus, cannon bone, carpal, cartilage, cement, chine, clavicle, coccyx, collarbone, con, concrete, contemplate, cracker … Moby Thesaurus
