Hey, midnight scholar!
To elucubrate is to produce something by an intensive effort, often burning the midnight oil. This Latin-rooted word proves that deep thinking and late nights have always gone hand in hand. Got coffee?
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elucubrate
[ ih-loo-kyoo-breyt ] Show IPA
verb
to produce (something) by long and intensive effort
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More about elucubrate
First recorded in 1615–25.
From the Latin ;l;cubr;re, meaning “to produce something by night or candlelight; to create with great effort.”
EXAMPLES OF ELUCUBRATE
After months of research, the team finally managed to elucubrate a groundbreaking theory on black hole formation.
The architect elucubrated an innovative design that blended sustainability with classical design.
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