decerebrate

de·cer·e·brate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dee-ser-uh-breyt; noun dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit]
- /verb diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt; noun diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt, -brɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dee-ser-uh-breyt; noun dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit]
- /verb diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt; noun diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt, -brɪt/

Definitions of decerebrate word

verb decerebrate to remove the brain or a large section of the brain or to cut the spinal cord at the level of the brain stem of (a person or animal) 3
noun decerebrate a decerebrated individual 3
adjective decerebrate of or having to do with an animal or person lacking cerebral functions, as in consequence of an experiment or an illness 3
noun decerebrate a decerebrate animal or person 3
verb transitive decerebrate to eliminate cerebral functions of (an animal), as by surgical removal of the cerebrum or by severing the brain stem 3
verb with object decerebrate Surgery. to remove the cerebrum. 1

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Origin of decerebrate

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; de- + cerebr- + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Decerebrate

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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decerebrate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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