Cerebration
to use the mind; think or think about.
Historical Examples
noun
the act of thinking; consideration; thought
verb
(intransitive) generally (facetious) to use the mind; think; ponder; consider
n.
1853, coined by English physiologist Dr. William B. Carpenter (1813-1885) from Latin cerebrum “brain” (see cerebral) + -ation. Related: Cerebrate (v.); cerebrated.
cerebration cer·e·bra·tion (sěr’ə-brā’shən)
n.
Activity of the mental processes; thinking.
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- Cerebric
pertaining to or derived from the brain.
- Cerebriform
cerebriform ce·re·bri·form (sə-rē’brə-fôrm’) adj. Resembling the external fissures and convolutions of the brain.
- Cerebritis
inflammation of the brain, especially of the cerebrum. Historical Examples cerebritis cer·e·bri·tis (sěr’ə-brī’tĭs) n. Nonlocalized inflammation of the cerebrum.
- Cerebro-
a combining form of cerebrum: cerebrospinal. combining form indicating the brain: cerebrospinal cerebro- or cerebr- or cerebri- pref. Brain; cerebrum: cerebrospinal.
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