Etymology dictionary. 2014.
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, 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 — index brood, concentrate (pay attention), consider, deliberate, muse, ponder, reflect (ponder) … Law 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
