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encephalizing

encephalizing is the present participle and gerund 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 encephalizing

What is encephalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Encephalizing is the present participle and gerund of encephalize.

Words near encephalizing in the dictionary

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

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