ruminate

  • 1Ruminate — Ru mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ruminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruminating}.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. ?, AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud; to chew… …

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  • 2Ruminate — Ru mi*nate, v. t. 1. To chew over again. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. [1913 Webster] Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. Dryden. [1913 Webster] What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 3Ruminate — Ru mi*nate, Ruminated Ru mi*na ted, a. (Bot.) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4ruminate — index brood, concentrate (pay attention), consider, deliberate, muse, ponder, reflect (ponder) …

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  • 5ruminate — (v.) 1530s, to turn over in the mind, also to chew cud (1540s), from L. ruminatus, pp. of ruminare to chew the cud, turn over in the mind, from rumen (gen. ruminis) gullet, of uncertain origin. Related: Ruminated; ruminating …

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  • 6ruminate — muse, meditate, *ponder Analogous words: *consider, weigh, excogitate: reflect, deliberate, speculate, cogitate, *think …

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  • 7ruminate — [v] think about seriously brainstorm*, brood, chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, excogitate, figure, meditate, mull over, muse, ponder, rack one’s brains*, reflect, revolve, stew about*, think, turn over, use one’s head*,… …

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  • 8ruminate — ► VERB 1) think deeply about something. 2) (of a ruminant) chew the cud. DERIVATIVES rumination noun ruminative adjective …

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  • 9ruminate — [ro͞o′mənāt΄] vt., vi. ruminated, ruminating [< L ruminatus, pp. of ruminare: see RUMINANT] 1. to chew (the cud), as a cow does 2. to turn (something) over in the mind; meditate (on) rumination n. ruminative adj. ruminatively adv. ruminator n …

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  • 10ruminate — [[t]ru͟ːmɪneɪt[/t]] ruminates, ruminating, ruminated 1) VERB If you ruminate on something, you think about it very carefully. [FORMAL] [V on/about/over n] He ruminated on the terrible wastage that typified American life... [V on/about/over n]… …

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