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Synonyms for lucubrate

Most common

expand flesh out elaborate enlarge

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

2. Pull an all-nighter — to work diligently by artificial light; to study at night

pull an all-nighter informal, elucubrate

Other

study

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.

  2. v. 2

    To work or write like a scholar.

Related words

Word family
lucubration

Forms

Past participle
lucubrated
e.g. lucubrated → expanded, elaborated, enlarged, expounded…

Example sentences

  • expand Detours expand your knowledge of the surroundings.
  • elaborate Tom cooked an elaborate meal for Mary and himself.
  • enlarge He wanted to enlarge his sphere of influence.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lucubratesteady
expandsteady
elaboratesteady
enlargefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
study2
6 letters
expand2, dilate2
7 letters
enlarge2, expound2, exposit
9 letters
elaborate3, expatiate
10 letters
elucubrate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study2 = 2 syllables).