ruminate
[verb]
Synonyms: ponder, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, mull over, muse, reflect, think, turn over in one's mind

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Related Words: consider, excogitate, weigh

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ru‧mi‧nate /ˈruːməneɪt, ˈruːmɪneɪt/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of ruminare, from rumen 'throat']

1. formal to think carefully and deeply about something
ruminate on/over
He sat alone, ruminating on the injustice of the world.

2. technical if animals such as cows ruminate, they bring food back into their mouths from their stomachs and chew it again
—rumination /ˌruːməˈneɪʃən, ˌruːmɪˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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