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ruminant vs ruminate

ruminate vs ruminant

ruminant is a noun but ruminate is not a noun.

ruminant is an adjective but ruminate is not an adjective.

ruminant is not a verb while ruminate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ruminant Yes Yes No No
ruminate No No Yes No
ruminant (noun) ruminate (noun)
any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
ruminant (adjective) ruminate (adjective)
related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud
ruminant (verb) ruminate (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject
chew the cuds
Difference between ruminant and ruminate

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