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cerebrate

verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɹɪbɹeɪt/

noun

Etymology: From (obsolete) cerebric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

  1. 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.

  1. To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.
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