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ruminate
ru·mi·nate
[
rmə nàyt
]
(
past and past participle
ru·mi·nat·ed
,
present participle
ru·mi·nat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ru·mi·nates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
mull something over:
to think carefully and at length about something
2.
intransitive verb
chew partially digested food:
to regurgitate partially digested food and chew it again
(
refers to ruminants
)
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
ruminat-
, past participle of
ruminare
<
rumen
"rumen"
]
ru·mi·na·tion
[
rmə náysh'n
]
noun
ru·mi·na·tive
[
rmə nàytiv
]
adjective
ru·mi·na·tive·ly
[
rmə nàytivlee
]
adverb
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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ru·mi·na·tion [ rmə náysh'n ] nounru·mi·na·tive [ rmə nàytiv ] adjectiveru·mi·na·tive·ly [ rmə nàytivlee ] adverb
