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regurgitate

re·gur·gi·tate

US/ɹɪˈɡɝ.d͡ʒəˌteɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

pour or rush back

  • “The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle”
2.

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”
3.

repeat after memorization

  • “For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information”
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4.

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”
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Origin

From Late Latin regurgitātus, past participle of regurgitāre, combined form of re- (“back”) + gurgitāre (“to engulf, flood”), from gurges (“whirlpool, gulf, sea, abyss”).

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