| 单词 | ruminate |
| 释义 | ruminate[ roo-muh-neyt ] / ˈru məˌneɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ruminate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), ru·mi·nat·ed, ru·mi·nat·ing.to chew the cud, as a ruminant. to meditate or muse; ponder. verb (used with object), ru·mi·nat·ed, ru·mi·nat·ing.to chew again or over and over. to meditate on; ponder. Origin of ruminateFirst recorded in 1525–35; from Latin rūminātus (past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre “to ruminate”), equivalent to rūmin- (stem of rūmen “throat, gullet”; see rumen) + -ātus past participle suffix (see -ate1) SYNONYMS FOR ruminate2 think, reflect. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ruminate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ruminateWords nearby ruminateRumelia, rumen, Rumford, Rumi, ruminant, ruminate, rumination, Rümker, Ruml, rummage, rummage out Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ruminateBritish Dictionary definitions for ruminateruminate / (ˈruːmɪˌneɪt) / verb(of ruminants) to chew (the cud) (when intr , often foll by upon, on, etc) to meditate or ponder (upon) Derived forms of ruminaterumination, nounruminative, adjectiveruminatively, adverbruminator, nounWord Origin for ruminateC16: from Latin rūmināre to chew the cud, from rumen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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