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Definition ruminate

Etymology

1533, "to turn over in the mind," also "to chew cud" (1547), from Latin r?min?tus, past participle of r?min?re (“to chew the cud, turn over in the mind”), from r?men (“the throat, gullet”), of uncertain origin.

Verb

ruminate (third-person singular simple present ruminates, present participle ruminating, simple past and past participle ruminated)

1. (intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
2. (intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
3. (transitive) To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.

Adjective

ruminate (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.

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