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cerebrate

cer·e·brate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ser-uh-breyt]
    • /ˈsɛr əˌbreɪt/
    • /sˈerɪbrˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ser-uh-breyt]
    • /ˈsɛr əˌbreɪt/

Definitions of cerebrate word

  • verb cerebrate to use the mind; think; ponder; consider 3
  • intransitive verb cerebrate to use one's brain; think 3
  • noun cerebrate To think or cogitate; especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems. 1

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Origin of cerebrate

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; back formation from cerebration. See cerebrum, -ation

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Parts of speech for Cerebrate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cerebrate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cerebrate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cerebrate

verb cerebrate

  • ponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
  • ratiocinate — to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • reflect — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
  • contemplate — If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.

Antonyms for cerebrate

verb cerebrate

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

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