v.
Pronunciation: ' ser- ə - ˌ br ā t, ' se-r ə -
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -brat · ed ; -brat · ing
Etymology: back-formation from cerebration, from cerebrum
Date: 1915
: to use the mind : THINK
– cer · e · bra · tion \ ˌ ser- ə - ' br ā -sh ə n, ' se-r ə - \ noun