lucubrate meaning

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lucubrate (verb): add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.

Definition of lucubrate

  1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
    • She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation

    Synonyms: elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

    Type of: clarify

    Kinds: detail, set forth, exemplify, specify

    Related forms: lucubration

Word lists: words starting with LU · words ending in TE · 9-letter words

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