dictionary definitions for "regurgitate"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Regurgitate \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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Regurgitate \Re*gur"gi*tate\, v. i.
     To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
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           The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the
           esophagus and mouth.                     --Quain.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  regurgitate
      v 1: pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart
           ventricle"
      2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed
         food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they
         have swallowed and carried to the nest"
      3: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to
         regurgitate the information" [syn: regurgitate,
         reproduce]
      4: 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" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
         sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
         puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
         regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]


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