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† eˈlucubrate, v. Obs. [f. L. ēlūcubrāt- ppl. stem of ēlūcubrā-re to compose by lamplight.] trans. To produce (a literary work) by the expenditure of ‘midnight oil’.
1623Cockeram, Elucubrate, to doe a thing by candlelight. 1651Erasm. in Fuller Abel Rediv. (1867) I. 89 Many of his noblest works he elucubrated at Basil. 1656Blount Glossogr., Elucubrate, to watch and write by candle-light. |