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cerebrate
cer·e·brate C0210300 (sĕr′ə-brāt′)intr.v. cer·e·brat·ed, cer·e·brat·ing, cer·e·brates To use the power of reason; think. See Synonyms at think.
[Back-formation from cerebration, act of thinking, from Latin cerebrum, brain; see cerebrum.]
cer′e·bra′tion n.cerebrate (ˈsɛrɪˌbreɪt) vb (intr) usually facetious to use the mind; think; ponder; considercer•e•brate (ˈsɛr əˌbreɪt)
v.i. -brat•ed, -brat•ing. to use the mind; think. [1870–75; back formation from cerebration. See cerebrum, -ation] cer`e•bra′tion, n. cer`e•bra′tion•al, adj. cerebrate
Past participle: cerebrated
Gerund: cerebrating
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| cerebrate | | cerebrate |
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| I cerebrate | | you cerebrate | | he/she/it cerebrates | | we cerebrate | | you cerebrate | | they cerebrate |
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| I cerebrated | | you cerebrated | | he/she/it cerebrated | | we cerebrated | | you cerebrated | | they cerebrated |
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| I am cerebrating | | you are cerebrating | | he/she/it is cerebrating | | we are cerebrating | | you are cerebrating | | they are cerebrating |
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| I have cerebrated | | you have cerebrated | | he/she/it has cerebrated | | we have cerebrated | | you have cerebrated | | they have cerebrated |
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| I was cerebrating | | you were cerebrating | | he/she/it was cerebrating | | we were cerebrating | | you were cerebrating | | they were cerebrating |
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| I had cerebrated | | you had cerebrated | | he/she/it had cerebrated | | we had cerebrated | | you had cerebrated | | they had cerebrated |
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| I will cerebrate | | you will cerebrate | | he/she/it will cerebrate | | we will cerebrate | | you will cerebrate | | they will cerebrate |
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| I will have cerebrated | | you will have cerebrated | | he/she/it will have cerebrated | | we will have cerebrated | | you will have cerebrated | | they will have cerebrated |
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| I will be cerebrating | | you will be cerebrating | | he/she/it will be cerebrating | | we will be cerebrating | | you will be cerebrating | | they will be cerebrating |
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| I have been cerebrating | | you have been cerebrating | | he/she/it has been cerebrating | | we have been cerebrating | | you have been cerebrating | | they have been cerebrating |
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| I will have been cerebrating | | you will have been cerebrating | | he/she/it will have been cerebrating | | we will have been cerebrating | | you will have been cerebrating | | they will have been cerebrating |
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| I had been cerebrating | | you had been cerebrating | | he/she/it had been cerebrating | | we had been cerebrating | | you had been cerebrating | | they had been cerebrating |
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| I would cerebrate | | you would cerebrate | | he/she/it would cerebrate | | we would cerebrate | | you would cerebrate | | they would cerebrate |
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| I would have cerebrated | | you would have cerebrated | | he/she/it would have cerebrated | | we would have cerebrated | | you would have cerebrated | | they would have cerebrated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | 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, thinkpuzzle over - try to solverationalise, rationalize - think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"think - have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts"philosophise, philosophize - reason philosophicallybrainstorm - try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about itmeditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"meditate, contemplate, study - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"devote, pay, give - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first"think - ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"think - decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?" |
cerebrateverbTo use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments:cogitate, deliberate, ratiocinate, reflect, speculate, think.Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head.EncyclopediaSeecerebrationcerebrate
Synonyms for cerebrateverb to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgmentsSynonyms- cogitate
- deliberate
- ratiocinate
- reflect
- speculate
- think
Synonyms for cerebrateverb use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgmentsSynonymsRelated Words- puzzle over
- rationalise
- rationalize
- think
- philosophise
- philosophize
- brainstorm
- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- chew over
- think over
- excogitate
- reflect
- ruminate
- speculate
- contemplate
- reason
- conclude
- reason out
- pass judgment
- evaluate
- judge
- study
- plan
- associate
- colligate
- link
- relate
- tie in
- connect
- link up
- focus
- pore
- rivet
- center
- centre
- concentrate
- devote
- pay
- give
- think about
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