ruminate
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məˌneɪt verb (used with object)
3.
to chew again or over and over.
4.
to meditate on; ponder.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin rūminātus (past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre to ruminate), equivalent to rūmin- (stem of rūmen rumen) + -ātus -ate1
1525–35; < Latin rūminātus (past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre to ruminate), equivalent to rūmin- (stem of rūmen rumen) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ru·mi·nat·ing·ly, adverb
ru·mi·na·tion, noun
ru·mi·na·tive, adjective
ru·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb
ru·mi·na·tor, noun
non·ru·mi·nat·ing, adjective
non·ru·mi·nat·ing·ly, adverb
non·ru·mi·na·tion, noun
non·ru·mi·na·tive, adjective
un·ru·mi·nat·ed, adjective
un·ru·mi·nat·ing, adjective
un·ru·mi·nat·ing·ly, adverb
un·ru·mi·na·tive, adjective
Synonyms
2. think, reflect.
2. think, reflect.
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World English Dictionary
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| —vb (when intr | |
| 1. | (of ruminants) to chew (the cud) |
| 2. | to meditate or ponder (upon) |
| [C16: from Latin rūmināre to chew the cud, from | |
| rumi'nation | |
| —n | |
| 'ruminative | |
| —adj | |
| 'ruminatively | |
| —adv | |
| 'ruminator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ruminate
1533, "to turn over in the mind," also "to chew cud" (1547), from L. ruminatus, pp. of ruminare "to chew the cud, turn over in the mind," from rumen (gen. ruminis) "gullet," of uncertain origin.
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Example sentences
Some can ruminate for months without taking any action, psychologists say.
She developed insomnia and started to ruminate constantly about what she might have done wrong.
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