Hyphenation
ru·mi·nateTurkish pronunciation
rumîneytSynonyms
brainstorm,
brood,
chew over,
cogitate,
consider,
contemplate,
deliberate,
excogitate,
figure,
meditate,
mull over,
muse,
ponder,
rack one’s brains,
reflectPronunciation
/ˈro͞oməˌnāt/ /ˈruːmɪˌneɪt/
Etymology
() 1533, "to turn over in the mind," also "to chew cud" (1547), from Latin rūminātus, past participle of rūmināre (“to chew the cud, turn over in the mind”), from rūmen (“the throat, gullet”) (generally ruminis), of uncertain origin.