cerebrate

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/ˈsɛɹɪbɹeɪt/

verb

To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.

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Meanings

cerebrate1

verbcerebrate (third-person singular simple present cerebrates, present participle cerebrating, simple past and past participle cerebrated)

present singular third person cerebrates · participle present cerebrating · participle past cerebrated · past cerebrated

  1. To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.

cerebrate2

nouncerebrate (plural cerebrates)

plural cerebrates

  1. obsoleteAny salt of cerebric acid (cerebrin).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbuse or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

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thinkcogitate
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actmove
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cogitatethink

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

cerebrate · verb

First attested in 1874; from Latin cerebrum (“brain”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix); likely a back-formation from cerebration.

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cerebrate · noun

From (obsolete) cerebric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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Translations

Finnish järkeillä
  • järkeilläto think or cogitate
Russian размышля́ть
  • размышля́ть (razmyšljátʹ)to think or cogitate
Cite this entry
APA

cerebrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrate

MLA

“cerebrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerebrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrate.

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