Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cerebralize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cere-bral-ize
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a mental picture or map of.

Transitive verb

verb

To make (a consonant) retroflex.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English cerebral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English cerebralize From cerebral + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cerebralizes (present, singular) cerebralizing (participle, present) cerebralized (participle, past) cerebralized (past) cerebralise (alternative)

Derived Forms

cerebralization

Questions

What does cerebralize mean?: To make a mental picture or map of.
Where does cerebralize come from?: Etymology tree English cerebral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English cerebralize From cerebral + -ize.

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