ruminate vs meditate

ruminate and meditate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruminate	No	No	Yes	No
meditate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ruminate and meditate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ruminate include chew over, contemplate, excogitate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, speculate, think over.

ruminate (verb)	meditate (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	reflect deeply on a subject
chew the cuds	think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes