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dis·gorge
/
dɪsˈgɔrdʒ
/
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dis-
gawrj
]
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verb,
dis·gorged,
dis·gorg·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to eject or
throw
out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
2.
to surrender or yield (something, especially 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;
<
Middle French
desgorger,
equivalent to
des-
dis-
1
+
-gorger,
derivative of
gorge
throat; see
gorge
Related forms
dis·gorge·ment,
noun
dis·gorg·er,
noun
un·dis·gorged,
adjective
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disgorge
(dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ)
—
vb
1.
to throw out (swallowed food, etc) from the throat or stomach; vomit
2.
to discharge or empty of (contents)
3.
(
tr
) to yield up unwillingly or under pressure
4.
(
tr
)
angling
to remove (a hook) from the mouth or throat of (a fish)
dis'gorgement
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
disgorge
late 15c., from O.Fr. desgorger, from des- "dis-" (see
dis-
(see
dis-
) + gorge "throat"
gorge
. Related: Disgorged; disgorgement.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
At seven, shrieks rose from the crowd as limousines began to arrive and
disgorge
the celebrities.
There is no magic money tree that can be shaken to
disgorge
the cash.
The attorney says that those law proceedings will last quite six months before
your husband can be made to
disgorge
your fortune.
When neutrophils charge in, they
disgorge
powerful enzymes and inflammatory
proteins that can dissolve blood vessels.
Witness the way potato prices have been juggled to induce him to
disgorge
his potatoes.
There are a lot of people out here who don't
disgorge
ugly slurs when upset because they don't feel those things.
They were insiders and traded on that information and should be made to
disgorge
their trading profits and heavily fined as well.
They need to be forced to
disgorge
thereby balancing the budget.
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