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cerebrate

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cer⋅e⋅brate

  [ser-uh-breyt]
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -brat⋅ed, -brat⋅ing.
to use the mind; think or think about.
Origin:
1870–75; back formation from cerebration. See cerebrum, -ation

Related forms:
cer⋅e⋅bra⋅tion, noun
cer⋅e⋅bra⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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cer·e·brate   (sěr'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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cer·e·brate
Pronunciation: 'ser-&-"brAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -brat·ed; -brat·ing
: to use the mind —cer·e·bra·tion /"ser-&-'brA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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