v. Obs. [f. L. ēlūcubrāt- ppl. stem of ēlūcubrā-re to compose by lamplight.] trans. To produce (a literary work) by the expenditure of ‘midnight oil.’
1623. Cockeram, Elucubrate. To doe a thing by candlelight.
1651. Erasm., in Fuller’s Abel Rediv., 73. Many of his noblest Workse he elucubrated at Basil.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Elucubrate, to watch and write by candle-light.
