Meaning of REGURGITATE
| Pronunciation: | | ri'gurji`teyt
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- [v] eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
- [v] repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
- [v] feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; of some birds
- [v] pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle"
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| | Synonyms: | | barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, reproduce, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up |
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| | Antonyms: | | keep down | | |
| | See Also: | | echo, egest, eliminate, excrete, feed, give, pass, pour, repeat | |
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\Re*gur"gi*tate\ (r?*g?r"j?*t?t), v. t. [LL.
regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis,
a gulf. Cf. {Regorge}.]
To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to
pour or throw back in great quantity.
\Re*gur"gi*tate\, v. i.
To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the
esophagus and mouth. --Quain.
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