cogitate vs cerebrate

cogitate and cerebrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cogitate	No	No	Yes	No
cerebrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cogitate and cerebrate are synonyms defined as:

cogitate and cerebrate: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

Other synonyms of cogitate include think.

cogitate (verb)	cerebrate (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	use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind