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to cerebrate

to cerebrate

9.5
To think carefully and seriously about something
  • verb
  • /ˈsɛrəˌbreɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : cerebrar
  • She took a moment to cerebrate on the implications of her research findings.

Examples

  • Why don't we go and cerebrate at some nice, quiet little restaurant?

    House on Haunted Hill (1999)

  • To solve the complex problem, the team needed to cerebrate carefully before making any decisions.

  • In order to find a solution, he had to cerebrate deeply about the various possibilities.

Synonyms

to think
vsto cerebrate
∞ 1.0

To use your mind to consider something carefully

is specifically formal intellectual deliberation rather than general mental activity
to cogitate
vsto cerebrate
  • Formal
3 8.5

To think carefully and deeply about something

is more about formal intellectual deliberation than just private deep reflection
to excogitate
vsto cerebrate
  • Formal
9.9

To think very carefully to find a new idea or solution

focuses on serious intellectual reasoning rather than only finding solutions

How Thoughtful

to contemplate
186 4.8
to ponder
134 4.3
to cerebrate
  • Formal
9.5
to consider
∞ 1.1
to think
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

cerebrate infinitive
cerebrated past
cerebrated past participle
cerebrating present participle
cerebrates third person singular

Morphology

cerebrate = cerebrum (semi-transparent) = cerebr + ate

Formed from the learned combining form 'cerebr-' (brain) plus the verb-forming suffix '-ate'; because the root is a Latin combining form rather than a common English base, the relation to 'brain' is not obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Cerebrate comes from the Latin word cerebrum, which means 'brain', and it shares the same root as the familiar word cerebral. So to cerebrate is to 'use your brain' — to think carefully or deeply.