cerebrate

== English == === Etymology 1 === First attested in 1874; from Latin cerebrum (“brain”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix); likely a back-formation from cerebration. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsɛɹɪbɹeɪt/ ==== Verb ==== cerebrate (third-person singular simple present cerebrates, present participle cerebrating, simple past and past participle cerebrated) To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From (obsolete) cerebric acid +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”). ==== Noun ==== cerebrate (plural cerebrates) (obsolete) Any salt of cerebric acid (cerebrin).