elucubrate
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From the past participle of Latin elucubrare (“compose by lamplight”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɪˈluːkjʊbɹeɪt/
=== Verb ===
elucubrate (third-person singular simple present elucubrates, present participle elucubrating, simple past and past participle elucubrated)
To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.
Synonym: burn the midnight oil
Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter
==== Derived terms ====
elucubration
==== Translations ====
== Italian ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Verb ====
elucubrate
inflection of elucubrare:
second-person plural present indicative
second-person plural imperative
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Participle ====
elucubrate f pl
feminine plural of elucubrato
== Latin ==
=== Verb ===
ēlūcubrāte
second-person plural present active imperative of ēlūcubrō
== Spanish ==
=== Verb ===
elucubrate
second-person singular voseo imperative of elucubrar combined with te