单词 | re-ruminate |
释义 | re-ruminatev. rare. transitive. To ruminate again. Frequently in figurative contexts. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > reconsideration > think again [verb (transitive)] reconsider1571 recogitate1602 reponder1613 re-ruminate1617 rethink1656 remeditate1852 revisualize1896 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating by animals > feed on or forage for (of animals) [verb (transitive)] > ruminate re-ruminate1617 remasticate1806 1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. x. 531 Thus does he ruminate and re-ruminate his cud againe. a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 213 When you [Bond we?] meet in Polland we shall reruminat our aquaintaince merily. 1737 O. Sedgewick World turn'd Inside-out iv. 40 Arguing with myself, and a little fretful upon this Topick, I undress'd, and toss'd myself into Bed, where I over and over reruminated on the Matter, till Sleep, with her gentle Shackles, came to my Relief. 2000 P. Yaeger Dirst & Desire ii. 52 A premasticated, predefined date that needs, above all, to be chewed over, reruminated, undefined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1617 |
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