cerebration

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.

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[Back-formation from cerebration, act of thinking, from Latin cerebrum, brain; see cerebrum.]

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cer′e·bra′tion n.

cerebration

(ˌsɛrɪˈbreɪʃən) n (Psychology) the act of thinking; consideration; thought[C19: from Latin cerebrum brain]

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cerebration - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thoughthigher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to usefree association - a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequencemental synthesis, construction - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thoughtabstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logicalline of thought - a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or grouptrain of thought, thread - the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"mysticism - obscure or irrational thoughtideation - the process of forming and relating ideasconsideration - the process of giving careful thought to somethingexcogitation - thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of itexplanation - thought that makes something comprehensibleplanning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"problem solving - the thought processes involved in solving a problemconvergent thinking - thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking - thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity

cerebration

nounThe act or process of thinking:brainwork, cogitation, contemplation, deliberation, excogitation, meditation, reflection, rumination, speculation, thought.

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