cerebrate

intr.v., -brat·ed, -brat·ing, -brates.
To use the power of reason; think. See synonyms at think.

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

cerebration cer'e·bra'tion n.

verb

To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments: cogitate, deliberate, ratiocinate, reflect, speculate, think. Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head. See thoughts.

Functional activity of the brain.

IN BRIEF: v. - Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.

Tutor's tip: The "celibate" (one who abstains from sexual relations) monk sat down to "cerebrate" (think) about how to "calibrate" (correct the gradations on a measuring instrument) his scale, but an old friend arrived to "celebrate" (engage in festivities to mark an