Cerebration

cer·e·brate  (sr-brt)

intr.v. cer·e·brat·ed, cer·e·brat·ing, cer·e·brates

To use the power of reason; think. See Synonyms at think.

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[Back-formation from cerebration, act of thinking, from Latin cerebrum, brain; see cerebrum.]

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cere·bration n.

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cerebration - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use free association - a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence mental synthesis, construction - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical line of thought - a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group train of thought, thread - the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument" mysticism - obscure or irrational thought ideation - the process of forming and relating ideas consideration - the process of giving careful thought to something excogitation - thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it explanation - thought that makes something comprehensible planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" problem solving - the thought processes involved in solving a problem convergent thinking - thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution) divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking - thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity