verb
- to study or work hard late into the night; to produce written work through laborious study or effort
Usage: formal; archaic or literary
Examples
- The scholar lucubrated over ancient texts for hours each night.
- She lucubrated on her dissertation until dawn broke.
- He lucubrated in the library, determined to finish his research.
- The author lucubrated for weeks to complete the manuscript.
- They lucubrated together, burning the midnight oil to meet the deadline.