cerebrate
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɹɪbɹeɪt/
noun
Etymology: From (obsolete) cerebric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
- Any salt of cerebric acid (cerebrin).
verb
Etymology: First attested in 1874; from Latin cerebrum (“brain”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix); likely a back-formation from cerebration.
- To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.