Word of the Day 9.16.08

ru·mi·nate (rm-nt)

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 rminre, rmint-, from rmen, rmin-, throat.]

rumi·native adj.

rumi·native·ly adv.

rumi·nator n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

ruminate

Verb

[-nating, -nated]

1. (of ruminants) to chew (the cud)

2. to meditate or ponder [Latin ruminare to chew the cud]

rumination n

ruminative adj

Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006

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