lucubrate

• Verbe vieilli signifiant travailler ou étudier avec application, surtout la nuit ; écrire ou composer de manière savante ou pédante.

An obsolete verb meaning to work or study laboriously, especially by night; to write or compose in a scholarly or pedantic manner.

1. To write or study laboriouslyC2formal

   To work, write, or study diligently, especially late at night or in a scholarly manner.

   Travailler ou étudier laborieusement

   • The professor would lucubrate for hours on his latest manuscript.
   • She lucubrated over the ancient texts until dawn.
   • He lucubrated on the philosophical implications of the theory.

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