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regurgitate
[ ri-gur-ji-teyt ]
verb (used without object)
, re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing.
- to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc.
verb (used with object)
, re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing.
- to cause to surge or rush back; vomit.
- to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated:
to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
regurgitate
/ rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt /
verb
- to vomit forth (partially digested food)
- (of some birds and certain other animals) to bring back to the mouth (undigested or partly digested food with which to feed the young)
- intr to be cast up or out, esp from the mouth
- intr med (of blood) to flow backwards, in a direction opposite to the normal one, esp through a defective heart valve
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Derived Forms
- reˌgurgiˈtation, noun
- reˈgurgitant, nounadjective
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Other Words From
- re·gur·gi·tant [ri-, gur, -ji-t, uh, nt], noun
- unre·gurgi·tated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of regurgitate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of regurgitate1
C17: from Medieval Latin regurgitāre , from re- + gurgitāre to flood, from Latin gurges gulf, whirlpool
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Example Sentences
Sometimes fluids regurgitate through the nose, and the voice may become nasal and indistinct.
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A healthy, breast-fed baby may now and then regurgitate a bit, but it simply spills over because it is too full.
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The valves of the absorbent vessels may suffer their fluids to regurgitate in some diseases.
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As they approached this capital, Renaldo's grief seemed to regurgitate with redoubled violence.
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We swallow and regurgitate over and over again our dissatisfaction, and are aptly said to chew the cud of bitterness.
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