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elucubrate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i lo̅o̅′kyŏŏ brāt′)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•lu•cu•brate (i lo̅o̅′kyŏŏ brāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -brat•ed, -brat•ing.

to produce (esp. literary work) by long and intensive effort.

Latin ēlūcubrātus, past participle of ēlūcubrāre to spend the night over (a literary work). See e-, lucubrate
1615–25

e•lu′cu•bra′tion, n.

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