Ruminated

Ruminate \Ru"mi*nate\, Ruminated \Ru"mi*na`ted\, a. (Bot.)
   Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled
   with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North
   American papaw.
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Ruminate \Ru"mi*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ruminated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Ruminating}.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari,
   ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch,
   erugere to belch out, Gr. ?, AS. roccettan.]
   1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly
      chewed and swallowed. "Cattle free to ruminate."
      --Wordsworth.
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   2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to
      ponder; to reflect. --Cowper.
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            Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that
            ruminates on the felicity of heaven?  --I. Taylor.
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