disgorge
Americanverb (used with object)
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to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
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to surrender or yield (something, especially something illicitly obtained).
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to discharge forcefully or as a result of force.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to throw out (swallowed food, etc) from the throat or stomach; vomit
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to discharge or empty of (contents)
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(tr) to yield up unwillingly or under pressure
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(tr) angling to remove (a hook) from the mouth or throat of (a fish)
Other Word Forms
- disgorgement noun
- disgorger noun
- undisgorged adjective
Etymology
Origin of disgorge
1470–80; < Middle French desgorger, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + -gorger, derivative of gorge throat; gorge 1
Example Sentences
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“Maracaibo was alive with eager strangers as every boat that landed there disgorged an army of oil workers,” Méndez wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
They disgorge numerous goods carried away on the backs of men and brought to horse-drawn carriages waiting to transport them to the city.
From Literature
The SEC is seeking hundreds of millions in disgorged profits and penalties for the late filing.
From Barron's
Additionally, it seeks monetary damages equal to the profits made from the trademark: “so that Defendants are fully disgorged of their ill-gotten gains.”
From Los Angeles Times
Leigh doesn’t put his characters on the couch or disgorge the traumas that are etched in every word and gesture.
From New York Times
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