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Regurgitate

Regurgitate Meaning & Definition
Regurgitate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Regurgitate?

[v] eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
[v] repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
[v] feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; of some birds
[v] pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Regurgitate: barf | be sick | cast | cat | chuck | disgorge | honk | puke | purge | regorge | reproduce | retch | sick | spew | spue | throw up | upchuck | vomit | vomit up

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See Also | echo | egest | eliminate | excrete | feed | give | pass | pour | repeat

Regurgitate In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*gur"gi*tate\ (r?*g?r"j?*t?t), v. t. [LL. regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis, a gulf. Cf. {Regorge}.] To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.
\Re*gur"gi*tate\, v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back. The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth. --Quain.

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