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Added 9 October 2026

cerebrate

/ˈsɛɹɪbɹeɪt/ verb

Latin root: cerebrum First recorded: 1874 Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cerebrate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.

noun

Any salt of cerebric acid (cerebrin).

Origin

First attested in 1874; from Latin cerebrum (“brain”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix); likely a back-formation from cerebration.

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