About The Word Regurgitate
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Regurgitate
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Regurgitate: 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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