elucubrate

verb /ɪˈluːkjʊbɹeɪt/

1. To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.

   Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter

Where it comes from

From the past participle of Latin elucubrare (“compose by lamplight”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry elucubrate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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