lucubrate

lu·cu·brate  (lky-brt)

intr.v. lu·cu·brat·ed, lu·cu·brat·ing, lu·cu·brates

To write in a scholarly fashion; produce scholarship.

---

[Latin lcubrre, lcubrt-, to work at night by lamplight; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

---

lucubrate [ˈluːkjʊˌbreɪt]

vb

(intr) to write or study, esp at night

[from Latin lūcubrāre to work by lamplight]

lucubrator  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

lucubrate - 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" elaborate, expatiate, expound, flesh out, dilate, exposit, enlarge, expand clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" detail - provide details for exposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons" illustrate, instance, exemplify - clarify by giving an example of particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"