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ru·mi·nate

(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.

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ruminate

(ˈruːmɪˌneɪt)

1. (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 n

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ru•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

Imperative
ruminate
ruminate

Present
I ruminate
you ruminate
he/she/it ruminates
we ruminate
you ruminate
they ruminate

Preterite
I ruminated
you ruminated
he/she/it ruminated
we ruminated
you ruminated
they ruminated

Present Continuous
I am ruminating
you are ruminating
he/she/it is ruminating
we are ruminating
you are ruminating
they are ruminating

Present Perfect
I have ruminated
you have ruminated
he/she/it has ruminated
we have ruminated
you have ruminated
they have ruminated

Past Continuous
I was ruminating
you were ruminating
he/she/it was ruminating
we were ruminating
you were ruminating
they were ruminating

Past Perfect
I had ruminated
you had ruminated
he/she/it had ruminated
we had ruminated
you had ruminated
they had ruminated

Future
I will ruminate
you will ruminate
he/she/it will ruminate
we will ruminate
you will ruminate
they will ruminate

Future Perfect
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

Future Continuous
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

Present Perfect Continuous
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

Future Perfect Continuous
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

Past Perfect Continuous
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

Conditional
I would ruminate
you would ruminate
he/she/it would ruminate
we would ruminate
you would ruminate
they would ruminate

Past Conditional
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

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Verb	1.	ruminate - chew the cuds; "cows ruminate" ruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments eat - 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, contemplate cerebrate, 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 subjects introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind wonder, 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"

ruminate

verb 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.

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ruminate

verb

To 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

přemítatpřežvykovat

wiederkäuen

rumiar

märehtiä

ruminer

ruminare meditare meditazione ruminante

ruminare

ruminar

ruminate

[ˈruːmɪneɪt]

A. VI (lit, fig) → rumiar
to ruminate on sth → rumiar algo

B. VT (lit, fig) → rumiar

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ruminate

[ˈruːmɪneɪt] vi

(= ponder) → ruminer
to ruminate on sth, to ruminate over sth, to ruminate about sth → ruminer sur qch

[animal] → ruminer

ruminate

vi (lit) → wiederkäuen; (fig) → grübeln (→ over, about, on über +acc)

vt → wiederkäuen

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ruminate

[ˈruːmɪˌneɪt] vi (frm) → meditare

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To determine the number of chews per ruminated cud (NCRC) and the time spent to ruminate each cud (TRC), visual observations were performed in two periods of the day (morning and afternoon), with three replications per period (Burger et al.

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