ruminate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
1533, "to turn over in the mind," also "to chew cud" (1547), from Latin rūminātus, past participle of rūmināre (“to chew the cud, turn over in the mind”), from rūmen (“the throat, gullet”) (generally ruminis), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
ruminate (third-person singular simple present ruminates, present participle ruminating, simple past and past participle ruminated)
- (intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.
- (intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
- I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:ponder
- Or Wikisaurus:think
Translations [edit]
to chew cud
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to meditate
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Adjective [edit]
ruminate (not comparable)
- (botany) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
- a ruminate endosperm
External links [edit]
- ruminate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- ruminate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- ruminate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
ruminate
- second-person plural present indicative of ruminare
- second-person plural imperative of ruminare
- Feminine plural of ruminato
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Latin [edit]
Participle [edit]
rūmināte
- vocative masculine singular of rūminātus
