ruminare

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin rūmināre, from rūminārī (to chew the cud; to ruminate).

Verb

ruminàre (first-person singular present rùmino, first-person singular past historic ruminài, past participle ruminàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to ruminate (of ruminants such as cows, camels, etc.)
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to chew slowly or with difficulty
  3. (transitive) to ponder, to ruminate on (a subject, someone's words, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to plot, to plan (revenge, pretexts, etc.)

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Latin

Verb

rūmināre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of rūminor