Meaning of lucubrate | Babel Free
ˈluː.kjə.bɹeɪtDefinitions
- To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
- To work or write like a scholar.
Examples
“Instead, as Oklahoma’s tenure committee lucubrated over Hill’s future, […]”
“1846, Nathaniel Chipman, in Daniel Chipman, The Life of Hon. Nathaniel Chipman, LL.D., p. 261, […] I shall not hesitate to repeat some of my former thoughts, when lucubrating upon the same subject.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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