DISEMBOGUING

Verb

disemboguing

present participle of disembogue

Source: Wiktionary


DISEMBOGUE

Dis`em*bogue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembogued; p. pr. & vb. n. Disemboguing.] Etym: [Sp. desembocar; pref. des- (L. dis-) + embocar to put into the mouth, fr. en (L. in) + boca mouth, fr. L. bucca cheek. Cf. Debouch, Embogue.]

1. To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to vent; to discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc. Rolling down, the steep Timavdisembogues his waves. Addison.

2. To eject; to cast forth. [R.] Swift.

Dis`em*bogue", v. i.

Definition: To become discharged; to flow put; to find vent; to pour out contents. Volcanos bellow ere they disembogue. Young.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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