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eruct

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e⋅ruct

  [i-ruhkt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
2. to emit or issue violently, as matter from a volcano.
Origin:
1660–70; < L ērūctāre to vomit, discharge violently, freq. of ērūgere
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e·ruct   (ĭ-rŭkt')   
tr. & intr.v.   e·ruct·ed, e·ruct·ing, e·ructs
To belch.

[Latin ērūctāre : ē-, ex-, ex- + rūctāre, to belch; see reug- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: eruct
Pronunciation: i-'r&kt
Function: verb
: BELCH
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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