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dis⋅gorge

  [dis-gawrj] verb, -gorged, -gorg⋅ing.
Use disgorge in a Sentence
–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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Word Origin & History

disgorge 
c.1477, from O.Fr. desgorger, from des- "dis-" + gorge "throat."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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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