disgorge

[dis-gawrj]

verb (used with object)

disgorged, disgorging 

1. to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.

2. to surrender or yield (something, especially something illicitly obtained).

3. to discharge forcefully or as a result of force.

verb (used without object)

disgorged, disgorging 

1. to eject, yield, or discharge something.

disgorge

/ dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ /

verb

1. to throw out (swallowed food, etc) from the throat or stomach; vomit

2. to discharge or empty of (contents)

3. (tr) to yield up unwillingly or under pressure

4. (tr) angling to remove (a hook) from the mouth or throat of (a fish)

Other Word Forms

• disgorgement noun
• disgorger noun
• undisgorged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disgorge¹

1470–80; < Middle French desgorger, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + -gorger, derivative of gorge throat; gorge ¹

Example Sentences

Additionally, it seeks monetary damages equal to the profits made from the trademark: “so that Defendants are fully disgorged of their ill-gotten gains.”

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Leigh doesn’t put his characters on the couch or disgorge the traumas that are etched in every word and gesture.

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A few minutes later, we found ourselves disgorged onto a triangular patch of land across Highland from the Bowl’s entrance, which we could easily access via a pedestrian underpass.

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But now the hordes of tourists disgorged by the railway every few minutes are taking their toll, tramping across the pastures towards the lake and crushing the flowers.

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Pere points over to the port, far beyond the rows of street vendors and swelling crowds filling the square, explaining that some cruises disgorge as many of 12,000 visitors every day onto the island.

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Related Words

• regurgitate