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Definition of Cerebrate
1. 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. "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
Specialized synonyms: Puzzle Over, Rationalise, Rationalize, Think, Philosophise, Philosophize, Brainstorm, Chew Over, Contemplate, Excogitate, Meditate, Mull, Mull Over, Muse, Ponder, Reflect, Ruminate, Speculate, Think Over, Reason, Conclude, Reason, Reason Out, Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment, Contemplate, Meditate, Study, Plan, Associate, Colligate, Connect, Link, Link Up, Relate, Tie In, Center, Centre, Concentrate, Focus, Pore, Rivet, Devote, Give, Pay, Think About, Think, Think
Derivative terms: Cerebration, Cogitation, Cogitative, Cogitative, Think, Thinker, Thinker, Thinking, Thought
Also: Think Out, Think Over, Think Up
Definition of Cerebrate
1. v. i. To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.
Definition of Cerebrate
1. Verb. To think or cogitate; especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cerebrate
1. [v -BRATED, -BRATING, -BRATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerebrate
Literary usage of Cerebrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemist: A Monthly Journal of Chemical and Physical Science (1841)
"As to the portion which is insoluble in alcohol, and which is formed of albumen
and cerebrate of soda, it is boiled with alcohol containing a little ..."
2. The Chemist ; Or, Reporter of Chemical Discoveries and Improvements by Charles Watt (1840)
"As to the portion which is insoluble in alcohol, and which is formed of albumen
and cerebrate of soda, it ie boiled with alcohol containing a little ..."
3. The Detroit Medical Journal edited by Leartus Connor, John Jolliffe Mulheron (1877)
"Oct., 1877. l$77- cerebrate of Ammonium 6 Phosphide of Nitrogen i part cerebrate
of Calcium 8 cerebrate of Sodium.. 3 cerebrate of Magnesium ^ Free ..."
4. First Outlines of a Dictionary of Solubilities of Chemical Substances by Frank Humphreys Storer (1864)
"cerebrate OF AMMONIA. Almost insoluble in alcohol. cerebrate OF BARYTA. ...
I Almost insoluble cerebrate OF SODA. J in alcohol.. cerebrate OF ..."
5. Quit Your Worrying! by George Wharton James (1916)
"It is to cerebrate. To cerebrate means to think, to reason, ... To think, then,
is to cerebrate. To worry is to cerebrate intensely. ..."
6. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1920)
"Mc- Nalty explains the occurrence of delirium in a state of somnolence as attempts
of the individual to cerebrate. He is of the opinion that the lethargy is ..."
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