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encephalizes

encephalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of encephalize.

Meaning of encephalize

Verb

encephalize (third-person singular simple present encephalizes, present participle encephalizing, simple past and past participle encephalized)

  1. To migrate brain function from the subcortical centres to the cortex.
  2. (intransitive) To evolve a large head or brain.
  3. (rare, transitive) To place under control of the brain.

Questions about encephalizes

What is encephalizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Encephalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of encephalize.

Words near encephalizes in the dictionary

  1. encephalization quotient
  2. encephalization quotients
  3. encephalizations
  4. encephalize
  5. encephalized
  6. encephalizes
  7. encephalizing
  8. encephalo-
  9. encephalocele
  10. encephaloceles
  11. encephaloclastic

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