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1. (v.i.) ruminate
to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
2. ruminate
to meditate or muse; ponder.
3. (v.t.) ruminate
to chew again or over and over.
4. ruminate
to meditate on; ponder.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L rūminātus, ptp. of rūminārī, rūmināre; see ruminant , -ate1)
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1. (verb) ruminate
chew the cuds
"cows ruminate"
2. (verb) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
reflect deeply on a subject
"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
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1. (adj) ruminate
alt. of Ruminated
2. (verb) ruminate
to chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed
3. (verb) ruminate
to think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect
4. (verb) ruminate
to chew over again
5. (verb) ruminate
to meditate or ponder over; to muse on
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