Lucubrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈuːkəbɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈuːkəbɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈuːkəbɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈuːkəbɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expand expatiate flesh out exposit expound enlarge elaborate dilate

Antonyms

contract

Parts of Speech

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”

Word Forms

elaboration	noun	a discussion that provides additional information
lucubration	noun	a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
expatiation	noun	a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail
exposition	noun	an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
enlargement	noun	a discussion that provides additional information
expansion	noun	a discussion that provides additional information
expository	adjective	serving to expound or set forth
exponent	noun	someone who expounds and interprets or explains
expounding	noun	a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
dilation	noun	a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

lucubrer

ajouter des détails, quant à un compte ou une idée ; clarifier le sens et le discours de manière apprise, généralement par écrit

🇪🇸Spanish

elucubrar

agregar detalles, en cuanto a una cuenta o idea; aclarar el significado y el discurso de una manera aprendida, generalmente por escrito

🇮🇹Italian

elucubrare

aggiungere dettagli, come ad un account o un'idea; chiarire il significato e il discorso in modo appreso, solitamente per iscritto

🇳🇱Dutch

overpeinzen

details toevoegen, zoals over een account of idee; verduidelijk de betekenis van en het discours op een geleerde manier, meestal schriftelijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

lucubrar

adicione detalhes, como a um relato ou ideia; esclarecer o significado e o discurso de uma forma aprendida, geralmente por escrito

🇷🇺Russian

смазывать

добавить детали, касающиеся аккаунта или идеи; разъяснять значение и изложение ученым способом, обычно в письменной форме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीतना

किसी खाते या विचार के संबंध में विवरण जोड़ें; सीखे हुए तरीके से और प्रवचन का अर्थ स्पष्ट करें, आमतौर पर लिखित रूप में

🇮🇳Tamil

லூசுப்ரேட்

ஒரு கணக்கு அல்லது யோசனை என விவரங்களைச் சேர்க்கவும்; பொதுவாக எழுத்தில், கற்றறிந்த வழியில், சொற்பொழிவின் பொருளைத் தெளிவுபடுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

లూక్యుబ్రేట్

ఖాతా లేదా ఆలోచన వంటి వివరాలను జోడించండి; సాధారణంగా వ్రాతపూర్వకంగా నేర్చుకున్న పద్ధతిలో అర్థాన్ని మరియు ఉపన్యాసాన్ని స్పష్టం చేయండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

લ્યુક્યુબ્રેટ

એકાઉન્ટ અથવા વિચાર તરીકે વિગતો ઉમેરો; સામાન્ય રીતે લેખિતમાં, શીખેલી રીતે અને પ્રવચનનો અર્થ સ્પષ્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲುಕ್ಯುಬ್ರೇಟ್

ಖಾತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯಂತೆ ವಿವರಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬರವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಥ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರವಚನವನ್ನು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലൂകുബ്രേറ്റ്

ഒരു അക്കൗണ്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആശയം പോലെ വിശദാംശങ്ങൾ ചേർക്കുക; പഠിച്ച രീതിയിൽ, സാധാരണയായി എഴുത്തിൽ അർത്ഥവും പ്രഭാഷണവും വ്യക്തമാക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讨论

添加有关帐户或想法的详细信息；以学到的方式（通常是书面形式）阐明含义和话语

🇯🇵Japanese

ルクベートする

アカウントやアイデアに関する詳細を追加します。学習した方法で、通常は書面で、の意味と談話を明確にする

🇰🇷Korean

루큐브하다

계정이나 아이디어에 대한 세부정보를 추가합니다. 일반적으로 서면을 통해 학습된 방식으로 의미와 담화를 명확히 합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bôi trơn

thêm chi tiết vào một tài khoản hoặc ý tưởng; làm rõ ý nghĩa và diễn ngôn theo cách đã học, thường là bằng văn bản

🇹🇭Thai

หล่อลื่น

เพิ่มรายละเอียดเกี่ยวกับบัญชีหรือแนวคิด ชี้แจงความหมายและวาทกรรมในลักษณะที่เรียนรู้ โดยปกติจะเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร

🇮🇩Indonesian

bekerja keras

menambahkan rincian, seperti pada akun atau ide; memperjelas makna dan wacana dengan cara yang dipelajari, biasanya secara tertulis

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakatawabrate

magdagdag ng mga detalye, bilang sa isang account o ideya; linawin ang kahulugan ng at diskurso sa natutunang paraan, kadalasan sa pagsulat

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

روغن کاری کردن

جزئیات را به عنوان یک حساب یا ایده اضافه کنید. معنی و گفتمان را به روشی آموخته شده، معمولاً به صورت نوشتاری، روشن کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yağlamak

bir hesaba veya fikre ilişkin ayrıntıları ekleyin; anlamını ve söylemini öğrenilmiş bir şekilde, genellikle yazılı olarak açıklığa kavuşturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לשמן

להוסיף פרטים, לגבי חשבון או רעיון; להבהיר את המשמעות והשיח בצורה מלומדת, בדרך כלל בכתב

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The primary meaning of 'lucubrate' is 'add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing'.

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