lucubrate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lucubrate*:
VERB	communication	lucubrate, elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate	add details, as to an account or idea

English > *lucubrate*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning / meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Narrower	detail	Provide details for
	exemplify, illustrate, instance	clarify by giving an example of
	set forth, expound, exposit	state
	specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise	Be specific about
Broader	clarify, clear up, elucidate	make clear and (more) comprehensible
Opposite	abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Spanish	ampliar, dilatarse, expandir, explicar, exponer, extenderse
Catalan	ampliar, expandir
Nouns	lucubration	a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation

HyperDic: lucubrate