cerebration
111cerebrum — n. brain, especially fore part. ♦ cerebral, a. pertaining to cerebrum; primarily or excessively intellectual. ♦ cerebrate, v.i. think deeply; reason. ♦ cerebration, n. ♦ cerebrospinal, a. pertaining to brain and spinal cord …
112mentation — n. cerebration. ♦ mentiferous, a. telepathic …
113cerebrate — [ser′ə brāt΄] vi. cerebrated, cerebrating [< L cerebrum (see CEREBELLUM) + ATE1] to use one s brain; think cerebration n …
114abstract thought — noun thinking that is coherent and logical • Syn: ↑reasoning, ↑logical thinking • Derivationally related forms: ↑reason (for: ↑reasoning) • Hypernyms: ↑thin …
115cerebrate — verb use or exercise the mind or one s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (Freq. 1) I ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere • Syn: ↑think, ↑cogitate • See Also: ↑think over (for …
116convergent thinking — noun thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution) • Ant: ↑divergent thinking • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process, ↑cerebration,… …
117divergent thinking — noun 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 • Syn: ↑out of the box thinking • Ant: ↑convergent thinking • Hypernyms …
118excogitation — noun 1. thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it • Derivationally related forms: ↑excogitate • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process, ↑cerebration, ↑intellection, ↑ …
119free association — noun a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process, ↑cerebration, ↑intellection, ↑mentation …
120higher cognitive process — noun cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑cognitive process, ↑mental process, ↑operation, ↑cognitive operation • Hyponyms: ↑search, ↑ …
