cerebrate
Use your brain
Cerebrate is a formal or humorous way of saying think or use one's brain.
The word emphasizes mental effort or intellectual activity: Give me a moment to cerebrate on this problem.
It appears most often in contexts where someone wants to sound deliberately pompous or playful about the act of thinking.
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- reflectReturn light or thought
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
reason · cogitate · muse · consider · weigh · deduce · infer · logic
Form mental concepts
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- imagineForm mental pictures
- envisionPicture in thought
innovate · create · generate · conceive · originate · devise · formulate · theorize
Concerning thought and reason
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- scholarLearned, studious person
- savantPerson of profound learning
- polymathMulti-domain expert
theorist · logician · sage · erudite · learned · academic · cognition · wisdom
Formal argument on issues
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- rebutDisprove by argument
- refuteProve something untrue
- contradictDispute a statement
controvert · counterargue · prove · disprove · validate · persuade · contend · assert
Determine value or quality
- assessJudge worth or quality
- examineStudy with attention
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- dissectCut open to examine
appraise · critique · judge · interpret · discernment · comprehension · understanding · critical
ponder
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- reflectReturn light or thought
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
analyze · reason · cogitate · muse · consider · weigh · deduce · infer · logic · deduction
ideate
Form mental concepts
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- imagineForm mental pictures
envision · innovate · create · generate · conceive · originate · devise · formulate · theorize · hypothesize
intellectual
Concerning thought and reason
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- scholarLearned, studious person
- savantPerson of profound learning
polymath · theorist · logician · sage · erudite · learned · academic · cognition · wisdom · astute
debate
Formal argument on issues
contradict · controvert · counterargue · prove · disprove · validate · persuade · contend · assert · challenge
evaluate
Determine value or quality
- assessJudge worth or quality
- examineStudy with attention
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
dissect · appraise · critique · judge · interpret · discernment · comprehension · understanding · critical · empirical
- cerebral palsyNeurological disorder impairing motor function
- cerebral cortexBrain's outer neural sheet
- cerebral hemorrhageBleeding within the brain
- cerebral hemisphereLateral brain division
- cerebral aneurysmBulging artery in brain
- cerebral arteryBlood vessel supplying brain
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