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decerebrize

decerebrize verb: synonym of decerebrate.

Verb

decerebrize (third-person singular simple present decerebrizes, present participle decerebrizing, simple past and past participle decerebrized)

  1. Synonym of decerebrate.
    • Decerebrize a frog by clipping the spinal cord at a point near the brain; with a heavy pin fasten the frog to a wall, and touch, say, his right thigh with a piece of blotting paper soaked with acetic acid; the frog will move the right leg […]1938, Albert Clayton Reid, Elements of psychology: an introduction, page 255
    Synonyms:
    decerebrate

Synonyms of decerebrize

Forms of decerebrize

third-person singular presentdecerebrizes
present participledecerebrizing
past participledecerebrized
pastdecerebrized

Questions about decerebrize

What does decerebrize mean?
Decerebrize means synonym of decerebrate.
What part of speech is decerebrize?
Decerebrize is a verb.
What is the past tense of decerebrize?
The past tense of decerebrize is decerebrized.

Words near decerebrize in the dictionary

  1. decerebrates
  2. decerebrating
  3. decerebration
  4. decerebrations
  5. decerebrise
  6. decerebrize
  7. decerebrized
  8. decerebrizes
  9. decerebrizing
  10. decern
  11. decerned

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