lucubrate
7 synonyms for lucubrate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To study or work hard late at night, by lamp or candlelight.
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Etymology
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lūcubrātus, perfect passive participle of lūcubrō (“to work by candlelight”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lūx (“light”).
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