- ruminate ru·mi·nate vi
- ['ruːmɪˌneɪt]
frm meditare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
ruminate ru·mi·nate vi
Look at other dictionaries:
Ruminate — Ru mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ruminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruminating}.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. ?, AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud; to chew… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruminate — Ru mi*nate, v. t. 1. To chew over again. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. [1913 Webster] Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. Dryden. [1913 Webster] What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruminate — Ru mi*nate, Ruminated Ru mi*na ted, a. (Bot.) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruminate — ru|mi|nate [ˈru:mıneıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of ruminare, from rumen [i] throat ] 1.) formal to think carefully and deeply about something ruminate on/over ▪ He sat alone, ruminating on the injustice of the world … Dictionary of contemporary English
ruminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. meditate, ponder; chew, chew the cud. See food, thought. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To chew the cud] Syn. rechew, masticate, regurgitate; see chew . 2. [To ponder] Syn. meditate on, contemplate,… … English dictionary for students
ruminate — ru·mi·nate rü mə .nāt vi, nat·ed; nat·ing 1) to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed: chew the cud 2) to engage in contemplation … Medical dictionary
ruminate — ru|mi|nate [ rumı,neıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) FORMAL to think about something very carefully 2. ) TECHNICAL if an animal ruminates, it brings food back from its stomach into its mouth and CHEWS it (=breaks it into small pieces with its teeth) a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ruminate — ru·mi·nate || ruËmɪneɪt v. chew cud, regurgitate food and re chew it; think, meditate, ponder … English contemporary dictionary
ruminate — ru·mi·nate … English syllables
ruminate — ru•mi•nate [[t]ˈru məˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) zool. to chew the cud, as a ruminant 2) to meditate or muse; ponder 3) to chew again or over and over 4) to meditate on; ponder • Etymology: 1525–35; < L rūminātus, ptp. of rūminārī,… … From formal English to slang
ru|mi|nate — «ROO muh nayt», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. –v.i. 1. to chew the cud. 2. Figurative. to think or ponder; meditate; reflect: »I ruminated on the strange events of the past week. Mr. Wendover…stood gloomily ruminating in front of the … Useful english dictionary
