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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

encephalize en · VERB

Etymology

From encephal- + -ize.

Meanings

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

Forms

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encephalizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
encephalizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
encephalized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
encephalized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

encephalization quotient · encephalization