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Lucubrated vs Elucubrated - What's the difference?

lucubrated | elucubrated |

As verbs the difference between lucubrated and elucubrated

is that lucubrated is past tense of lucubrate while elucubrated is past tense of elucubrate.

lucubrated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lucubrate)

    • lucubrate

    English

    Verb

  • (rare) To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
  • * 1991 December, K. Boo, “The organization woman”, in , volume 23, issue 12, page 44:
    • Instead, as Oklahoma’s tenure committee lucubrated over Hill’s future,
  • To work or write like a scholar.
  • * 1846 , , The Life of Hon. Nathaniel Chipman, LL.D. , p. 261,
    • I shall not hesitate to repeat some of my former thoughts, when lucubrating upon the same subject.

    Derived terms

    * lucubrated (obsolete)

    Related terms

    * lucubration * lucubratist (obsolete) * lucubrator * lucubratory

    Synonyms

    (work diligently) * burn the midnight oil * elucubrate * pull an all-nighter

    elucubrated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (elucubrate)

    • elucubrate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.

    • Synonyms

    * burn the midnight oil * pull an all-nighter

    Derived terms

    * elucubration ----