Dictionary entry

Lucubrate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lu″cu‐brate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Lucubrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lucubrated (?).] [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See Light, n.] To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.