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regurgitate

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re⋅gur⋅gi⋅tate

  [ri-gur-ji-teyt] verb, -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
Use regurgitate in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cause to surge or rush back; vomit.
3. to give back or repeat, esp. something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
Origin:
1645–55; < ML regurgitātus (ptp. of regurgitāre), equiv. to re- re- + gurgit-, s. of gurges whirlpool, flood, stream + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
re⋅gur⋅gi⋅tant  [ri-gur-ji-tuhnt] , noun
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re·gur·gi·tate   (rē-gûr'jĭ-tāt')   
v.   re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing, re·gur·gi·tates

v.   intr.
To rush or surge back.
v.   tr.
To cause to pour back, especially to cast up (partially digested food).

[Medieval Latin regurgitāre, regurgitāt-, to overflow : Latin re-, re- + Late Latin gurgitāre, to engulf, flood (from Latin gurges, gurgit-, whirlpool).]
re·gur'gi·tant (-tənt) adj., re·gur'gi·ta'tion n., re·gur'gi·ta·tive adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·gur·gi·tate
Pronunciation: (')rE-'g&r-j&-"tAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed;-tat·ing
intransitive senses
: to become thrown or poured back regurgitate transitive senses
: to throw or pour back or out from or asif from a cavity <regurgitate swallowed food into the mouth>
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regurgitate re·gur·gi·tate (rē-gûr'jĭ-tāt')
v. re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing, re·gur·gi·tates

  1. To rush or surge back.

  2. To cause to pour back, especially to cast up partially digested food.

re·gur'gi·tant (-tənt) adj.
re·gur'gi·ta'tion n.
re·gur'gi·ta'tive adj.

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