cerebrates
Uses one's mind
Cerebrates means thinks or uses the brain, a somewhat formal or humorous verb for mental activity: He sat in his study, cerebrating on the problem.
The word appears rarely in everyday speech, more often in contexts that want to sound intellectual or deliberately overwrought.
Related to cerebral.
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- reasonBasis or justification
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
deliberate · muse · reflect · speculate · theorize · hypothesize · ideate · conceive
Mental knowledge acquisition
- brainSeat of cognition
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
perception · memory · learning · intelligence · comprehension · understanding · mental · intellect
Science of valid reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
assessment · problem-solving · systematic · methodical · scrutiny · investigation · precision · quantitative
Examining one's own mind
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
rumination · self-examination · soul-searching · brooding · pondering · musing · thoughtful · deliberative
ponder
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- reasonBasis or justification
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
ruminate · deliberate · muse · reflect · speculate · theorize · hypothesize · ideate · conceive · deduce
cognition
Mental knowledge acquisition
- brainSeat of cognition
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
neuron · perception · memory · learning · intelligence · comprehension · understanding · mental · intellect · mindset
logic
Science of valid reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
evaluation · assessment · problem-solving · systematic · methodical · scrutiny · investigation · precision · quantitative · diagnosis
introspective
Examining one's own mind
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
philosophical · rumination · self-examination · soul-searching · brooding · pondering · musing · thoughtful · deliberative · self-scrutiny
philosopher
Student of fundamental questions
academic · sage · polymath · logician · savant · erudite · genius · prodigy · mastermind · professor