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lucubrate

/ lucubrate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Opposites:
abridge foreshorten abbreviate shorten cut
Type of:
clarify clear up elucidate
Kinds of:
detail set forth expound exposit exemplify
Derived:
dilation exponent exposition expounding expansion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
61%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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clarify clear up elucidate detail set forth expound exposit exemplify abridge foreshorten abbreviate shorten