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disgorgement

[dis-gawrj] Origin

dis·gorge

[dis-gawrj] verb, -gorged, -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.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Origin:
1470–80; < Middle French desgorger, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -gorger, derivative of gorge throat; see gorge

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

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disgorge
late 15c., from O.Fr. desgorger, from des- "dis-" (see dis- (see dis-) + gorge "throat" gorge. Related: Disgorged; disgorgement.
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