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ruminate
ru·mi·nate R0344200 (ro͞o′mə-nāt′)v. ru·mi·nat·ed, ru·mi·nat·ing, ru·mi·nates v.intr.1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.2. To chew cud.v.tr. To reflect on over and over again.
[Latin rūmināre, rūmināt-, from rūmen, rūmin-, throat.]
ru′mi·na′tive adj.ru′mi·na′tive·ly adv.ru′mi·na′tor n.ruminate (ˈruːmɪˌneɪt) vb1. (Zoology) (of ruminants) to chew (the cud)2. (when: intr, often foll by upon, on, etc) to meditate or ponder (upon)[C16: from Latin rūmināre to chew the cud, from rumen] ˌrumiˈnation n ˈruminative adj ˈruminatively adv ˈrumiˌnator nru•mi•nate (ˈru məˌneɪt)
v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i. 1. to chew the cud, as a ruminant. 2. to meditate or muse; ponder. v.t. 3. to chew again or over and over. 4. to meditate on; ponder. [1525–35; < Latin rūminātus, past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre; see ruminant, -ate1] ru`mi•na′tion, n. ru′mi•na`tive, adj. ru′mi•na`tor, n. ruminate
Past participle: ruminated
Gerund: ruminating
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| I ruminate | | you ruminate | | he/she/it ruminates | | we ruminate | | you ruminate | | they ruminate |
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| I ruminated | | you ruminated | | he/she/it ruminated | | we ruminated | | you ruminated | | they ruminated |
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| I am ruminating | | you are ruminating | | he/she/it is ruminating | | we are ruminating | | you are ruminating | | they are ruminating |
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| I have ruminated | | you have ruminated | | he/she/it has ruminated | | we have ruminated | | you have ruminated | | they have ruminated |
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| I was ruminating | | you were ruminating | | he/she/it was ruminating | | we were ruminating | | you were ruminating | | they were ruminating |
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| I had ruminated | | you had ruminated | | he/she/it had ruminated | | we had ruminated | | you had ruminated | | they had ruminated |
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| I will ruminate | | you will ruminate | | he/she/it will ruminate | | we will ruminate | | you will ruminate | | they will ruminate |
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| I will have ruminated | | you will have ruminated | | he/she/it will have ruminated | | we will have ruminated | | you will have ruminated | | they will have ruminated |
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| I will be ruminating | | you will be ruminating | | he/she/it will be ruminating | | we will be ruminating | | you will be ruminating | | they will be ruminating |
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| I have been ruminating | | you have been ruminating | | he/she/it has been ruminating | | we have been ruminating | | you have been ruminating | | they have been ruminating |
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| I will have been ruminating | | you will have been ruminating | | he/she/it will have been ruminating | | we will have been ruminating | | you will have been ruminating | | they will have been ruminating |
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| I had been ruminating | | you had been ruminating | | he/she/it had been ruminating | | we had been ruminating | | you had been ruminating | | they had been ruminating |
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| I would ruminate | | you would ruminate | | he/she/it would ruminate | | we would ruminate | | you would ruminate | | they would ruminate |
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| I would have ruminated | | you would have ruminated | | he/she/it would have ruminated | | we would have ruminated | | you would have ruminated | | they would have ruminated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ruminate - chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"ruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartmentseat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | | 2. | ruminate - 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"meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, speculate, contemplatecerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjectsintrospect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelingsbethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament"cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mindwonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" |
ruminateverb ponder, think, consider, reflect, contemplate, deliberate, muse, brood, meditate, mull over things, chew over things, cogitate, rack your brains, turn over in your mind I had time to ruminate as I drove along.ruminateverbTo think or think about carefully and at length:chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.Translations
ruminate
ruminate on (something)To give great consideration to something; to ponder on or think about something very deeply. We sat ruminating on various ways to improve our business model when Janet suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. Well, your review has certainly given me plenty to ruminate on.See also: on, ruminateruminate about (something)To give great consideration to something; to ponder on or think about something very deeply. We sat ruminating about various ways to improve our business model when Janet suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. Well, your review has certainly given me plenty to ruminate about.See also: ruminateruminate about something and ruminate on somethingto ponder and think about something. (Alludes to a cow, relaxing and chewing its cud, as if it is thinking.) He sat, ruminating about the events of the day, humming and eating peanuts. Let me ruminate on this a little bit.See also: ruminateEncyclopediaSeeruminationruminate
ruminate (ro͞o′mə-nāt′)v. rumi·nated, rumi·nating, rumi·nates v.intr.1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.2. To chew cud.v.tr. To reflect on over and over again.
ru′mi·na′tive adj.ru′mi·na′tive·ly adv.ru′mi·na′tor n.ruminate (of plant parts) appearing chewed.ruminate
Synonyms for ruminateverb ponderSynonyms- ponder
- think
- consider
- reflect
- contemplate
- deliberate
- muse
- brood
- meditate
- mull over things
- chew over things
- cogitate
- rack your brains
- turn over in your mind
Synonyms for ruminateverb to think or think about carefully and at lengthSynonyms- chew on
- cogitate
- consider
- contemplate
- deliberate
- entertain
- excogitate
- meditate
- mull
- muse
- ponder
- reflect
- revolve
- study
- think
- think out
- think over
- think through
- turn over
- weigh
Synonyms for ruminateverb chew the cudsRelated Wordsverb reflect deeply on a subjectSynonyms- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- chew over
- think over
- excogitate
- reflect
- speculate
- contemplate
Related Words- cerebrate
- cogitate
- think
- premeditate
- theologise
- theologize
- introspect
- bethink
- wonder
- question
- puzzle
- consider
- study
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