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English verb: ruminate | |||
| 1. | ruminate (consumption) chew the cuds | ||
| Samples | Cows ruminate. | ||
| Examples | The animals ruminate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
| Domain category | ruminant | ||
| 2. | ruminate (cognition) reflect deeply on a subject | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, speculate, think over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bethink, cogitate, consider, introspect, premeditate, puzzle, question, study, theologise, theologize, wonder | ||
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