The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ruminated — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruminated — ru·mi·nate || ruËmɪneɪt v. chew cud, regurgitate food and re chew it; think, meditate, ponder … English contemporary dictionary
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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 — UK [ˈruːmɪneɪt] / US [ˈrumɪˌneɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms ruminate : present tense I/you/we/they ruminate he/she/it ruminates present participle ruminating past tense ruminated past participle ruminated 1) formal to think about something… … English dictionary
Ruminate — 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… … 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 — 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
Ruminating — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ponder — verb (pondered; pondering) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ponderer, from Latin ponderare to weigh, ponder, from ponder , pondus weight more at pendant Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to weigh in the mind ; appraise < pondered … New Collegiate Dictionary
