Home › Words › C › cerebationcerebationcerebation means the act of using the mind; thought.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cerebation ranks #6,615 of 42,789 for Qualifying.EtymologyPresumably a variant of cerebration, from Latin cerebrum, "brain", + -ation.nounThe act of using the mind; thought.e.g.“What he said, when he did speak, (whether accidentally, or through unconscious cerebation, who shall say?) was just what he would have been likely to feel under the circumstance.” — 1875, Edward Heneage Dering, Sherborne; or, The House at the Four Ways, Smith, Elder & Co., page 284:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cerebration 89% match — The act of cerebrating; reflection, thinking, thought. vs cerebation →cerebrational 77% match — Relating to cerebration. vs cerebation →cerebrate 74% match — To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems. vs cerebation →cogitation 70% match — The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation. vs cerebation →cerebricity 68% match — Brainpower; the faculty of intelligence. vs cerebation →bethinking 66% match — The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering. vs cerebation →cerebric 65% match — Of, pertaining to, or derived from the brain; cerebral. vs cerebation →contemplation 64% match — The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing. vs cerebation →