1. ruminate   decrease in size or strength.   hinder or prevent.   hasten or throw headlong down.   chew repeatedly or meditate upon.   Hint Dica Meio-a-meio   2. initiate   harden into bone or become rigid.   multiply and spread.   introduce into a larger body or unite.   introduce or originate.   Dica Meio-a-meio   3. masticate   echo or reflect sound, light or heat.   make pulp by chewing.   remove unwanted stuff; purify or cleanse.   release special substance or hide away.   Dica Meio-a-meio   4. simulate   exhaust vigor of or undermine.   pass through pores; happen.   lay down as basis or truth.   model, feign or pretend.   Dica Meio-a-meio