English

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Etymology

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From lugubrious; see -ate.

Verb

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lugubriate (third-person singular simple present lugubriates, present participle lugubriating, simple past and past participle lugubriated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To render, become, or be lugubrious.
  2. (very rare, intransitive) To be the etiology of lugubriousness in general.