1. to produce or compose with great labor and care; to work out in detail through careful study or writing
Usage: formal; literary; often used with 'over' or 'upon'
2. to study or work late into the night by lamplight
Usage: archaic; rare

Examples

• The scholar spent months elucubrating a comprehensive theory of medieval economics.
• She elucubrated over every detail of her dissertation until it was perfect.
• The author elucubrated the plot of her novel with meticulous care.
• He elucubrated upon the philosophical implications of the discovery.
• The committee elucubrated a detailed proposal for the new initiative.
• Rather than elucubrate endlessly, the writer decided to publish her work.