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REGURGITATE
vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
(verb) 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”
regurgitate, reproduce
(verb) repeat after memorization; “For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information”
regurgitate
(verb) feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; “many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest”
regurgitate
(verb) pour or rush back; “The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
regurgitate (third-person singular simple present regurgitates, present participle regurgitating, simple past and past participle regurgitated)
(transitive) To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
(transitive) To cough up from the gut to feed its young, as an animal or bird does.
(transitive, by extension) To repeat verbatim.
(intransitive) To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
Synonyms
• (to throw up or vomit): vomit, throw up, cast, disgorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, upchuck
• See also regurgitate
Source: Wiktionary
Re*gur"gi*tate (r*gr"j*tt), v. t. Etym: [LL. regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis, a gulf. Cf. Regorge.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back. The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth. Quain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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