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- [loo-kyoo-breyt]
- /ˈlu kyʊˌbreɪt/
- /ˈluː.kjuː.breɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo-kyoo-breyt]
- /ˈlu kyʊˌbreɪt/
Definitions of lucubrate word
- verb without object lucubrate to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night. 1
- verb without object lucubrate to write learnedly. 1
- noun lucubrate Discourse learnedly in writing. 1
- verb lucubrate to write or study, esp at night 0
- intransitive verb lucubrate to work, study, or write laboriously, esp. late at night 0
- intransitive verb lucubrate to write in a scholarly manner 0
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Origin of lucubrate
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin lūcubrātus, past participle of lūcubrāre to work by artificial light, equivalent to lūcu-, variant (before labials) of lūci-, combining form of lūcēre to shine + -br(um) instrumental suffix + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Lucubrate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lucubrate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lucubrate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lucubrate
verb lucubrate
- plug — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- ponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- coach — A coach is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport.
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- tutor — a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
Antonyms for lucubrate
verb lucubrate
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- dismiss — to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
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