2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
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Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. --Dryden.
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What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ruminate — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruminate — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruminate — index brood, concentrate (pay attention), consider, deliberate, muse, ponder, reflect (ponder) … Law dictionary
ruminate — (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 … Etymology dictionary
ruminate — muse, meditate, *ponder Analogous words: *consider, weigh, excogitate: reflect, deliberate, speculate, cogitate, *think … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ruminate — [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*,… … New thesaurus
ruminate — ► VERB 1) think deeply about something. 2) (of a ruminant) chew the cud. DERIVATIVES rumination noun ruminative adjective … English terms dictionary
ruminate — [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 … English World dictionary
ruminate — [[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]… … English dictionary
ruminate — verb /ˈruməneɪt/ a) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen. A camel will ruminate just as a cow will. b) To meditate or reflect. I didnt answer right away because I needed to ruminate first … Wiktionary
