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- Dictionarycerebrate/ˈsɛrɪbreɪt/
verb
- 1. think deeply about something; ponder: rare "I feel as though I have to scribble lines off to you so fast that I don't even have a chance to cerebrate"
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noun. Did you know? When you think of the human brain, you might think of the cerebrum, the large, fissured upper portion of the brain that is recognized as the neural control center for thought and sensory perception.
verb. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments. synonyms: cogitate, think. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Cerebrate." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/cerebrate. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.
Cerebrate definition: to use the mind; think or think about.. See examples of CEREBRATE used in a sentence.
verb. (intransitive) usually facetious. to use the mind; think; ponder; consider. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. cerebrate in American English. (ˈsɛrəˌbreɪt ) verb intransitive Word forms: ˈcereˌbrated or ˈcereˌbrating. to use one's brain; think. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
cerebrate - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" cogitate , think
To think or cogitate; especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems. Wiktionary. Synonyms: deliberate. cogitate. think. speculate. reflect. ratiocinate. Origin of Cerebrate. Back-formation from cerebration act of thinking from Latin cerebrum brain cerebrum.
Verb: cerebrate 'se-ru,breyt. Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments "I've been cerebrating all day and getting nowhere"; - think, cogitate. Derived forms: cerebrating, cerebrated, cerebrates. See also: hatch, speculate, think out. Encyclopedia: Cerebrate ...
Jul 3, 2024 · cerebrate (third-person singular simple present cerebrates, present participle cerebrating, simple past and past participle cerebrated) To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the verb cerebrate mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb cerebrate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
cer•e•brate (ser′ə brāt′), v.i., v.t.,-brat•ed, -brat•ing. to use the mind; think or think about. back formation from cerebration. See cerebrum, - ation 1870–75. cer′e•bra′tion, n.cer′e•bra′tion•al, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cerebrate/ˈsɛrɪˌbreɪt/vb.
