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dis⋅gorge

  [dis-gawrj] verb, -gorged, -gorg⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
2. to surrender or yield (something, esp. something illicitly obtained).
3. to discharge forcefully or as a result of force.
–verb (used without object)
4. to eject, yield, or discharge something.
Origin:
1470–80; < MF desgorger, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + -gorger, deriv. of gorge throat; see gorge

Related forms:
dis⋅gorge⋅ment, noun
dis⋅gorg⋅er, noun
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dis·gorge   (dĭs-gôrj')   
v.   dis·gorged, dis·gorg·ing, dis·gorg·es

v.   tr.
  1. To bring up and expel from the throat or stomach; vomit.
  2. To discharge violently; spew.
  3. To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.
v.   intr.
To discharge or pour forth contents.

[Middle English disgorgen, from Old French desgorger : des-, dis- + gorger, to pack (from gorge, throat; see gorge).]
dis·gorge'ment n.
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Disgorge

Dis*gorge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgorged; p. pr. & vb. n. Disgorging.] [F. d['e]gorger, earlier desgorger; pref. d['e]-, des- (L. dis-) + gorge. See Gorge.]

1. To eject or discharge by the throat and mouth; to vomit; to pour forth or throw out with violence, as if from the mouth; to discharge violently or in great quantities from a confined place.

This mountain when it rageth, . . . casteth forth huge stones, disgorgeth brimstone. --Hakluyt.

They loudly laughed To see his heaving breast disgorge the briny draught. --Dryden.

2. To give up unwillingly as what one has wrongfully seized and appropriated; to make restitution of; to surrender; as, he was compelled to disgorge his ill-gotten gains.

Disgorge

Dis*gorge"\, v. i. To vomit forth what anything contains; to discharge; to make restitution.

See where it flows, disgorging at seven mouths Into the sea. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : disgorge
Spanish: vomitar,
German: ausstoßen,
Japanese: 吐き出す
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disgorge 
c.1477, from O.Fr. desgorger, from des- "dis-" + gorge "throat."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: dis·gorge
Pronunciation: dis-'gorj
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: dis·gorged; dis·gorg·ing
: to give up (as illegally gained profits) on request, under pressure, or by court order esp. to prevent unjust enrichment disgorge about $468,000 he had earned by defrauding Iowa banks —National Law Journal> —dis·gorge·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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