lucubrate

lucubrate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
2. transitive verb. To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.
3. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound

Synonyms

dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lucubrate:

tubercula

Common word forms

lucubrated, lucubrates, lucubrating

Words from these letters

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