ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRruminate
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ruminate
Meaning: to think deeply and repeatedly about something
ruminate in a sentence
How ruminate is used in real sentences:
She spent the evening ruminating on the consequences of her decision.
The philosopher continued to ruminate on whether justice required equal outcomes.
“She would ruminate over each outlier long after dinner, repeatedly asking whether shade, snow cover, or a missed crack had distorted the apparent age.”
— from the passage The Moraine Calendar
Synonyms for ruminate
Other words for ruminate — ponder, contemplate and deliberate — carry the same meaning.
- ponder
- contemplate
- deliberate
Antonyms of ruminate
Words that mean the opposite of ruminate:
- disregard
- dismiss
- ignore
Where it comes from
From Latin ruminari, meaning 'to chew the cud or turn over in the mind.'
Memory hook
RUMINATE sounds like 'room in mind': give an idea room in your mind and ponder it.