Meaning of DISEMBOGUE
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\Dis`em*bogue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembogued};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Disemboguing}.] [Sp. desembocar; pref. des-
(L. dis-) + embocar to put into the mouth, fr. en (L. in) +
boca mouth, fr. L. bucca cheek. Cf. {Debouch}, {Embogue}.]
1. To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to
vent; to discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc.
Rolling down, the steep Timavus raves, And through
nine channels disembogues his waves. --Addison.
2. To eject; to cast forth. [R.] --Swift.
\Dis`em*bogue"\, v. i.
To become discharged; to flow out; to find vent; to pour out
contents.
Volcanos bellow ere they disembogue. --Young.
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