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Definition of Ruminate
1. Verb. Chew the cuds. "The animals ruminate"; "Cows ruminate"
Category relationships: Ruminant
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Rumen, Ruminant, Ruminant, Rumination
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Rumen, Ruminant, Ruminant, Rumination
2. Verb. Reflect deeply on a subject. "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
Exact synonyms: Chew Over, Contemplate, Excogitate, Meditate, Mull, Mull Over, Muse, Ponder, Reflect, Speculate, Think Over
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Specialized synonyms: Premeditate, Theologise, Theologize, Introspect, Bethink, Cogitate, Question, Wonder, Puzzle, Consider, Study
Derivative terms: Contemplation, Contemplative, Excogitative, Meditation, Meditative, Muller, Muse, Muser, Musing, Ponderer, Reflective, Reflective, Rumination, Ruminative, Ruminator, Speculation, Speculative
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Specialized synonyms: Premeditate, Theologise, Theologize, Introspect, Bethink, Cogitate, Question, Wonder, Puzzle, Consider, Study
Derivative terms: Contemplation, Contemplative, Excogitative, Meditation, Meditative, Muller, Muse, Muser, Musing, Ponderer, Reflective, Reflective, Rumination, Ruminative, Ruminator, Speculation, Speculative
Definition of Ruminate
1. v. i. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
2. v. t. To chew over again.
3. a. Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
Definition of Ruminate
1. to chew again [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Medical Definition of Ruminate
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruminate
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