regurgitate

[ri-gur-ji-teyt]

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verb (used without object), re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing.

to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc.

verb (used with object), re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing.

to cause to surge or rush back; vomit.
to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.

Origin of regurgitate

1645–55; < Medieval Latin regurgitātus (past participle of regurgitāre), equivalent to re- re- + gurgit-, stem of gurges whirlpool, flood, stream + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsre·gur·gi·tant

[ri-gur-ji-tuh nt] /rɪˈgɜr dʒɪ tənt/, nounun·re·gur·gi·tat·ed, adjective

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Related Words for regurgitate

eject, expel, spew, puke, hurl, gag, heave, emit, retch, upchuck, boff, ralph

Examples from the Web for regurgitate

Historical Examples of regurgitate

I wished to regurgitate, to cast off this cold, frightening sensation.
Cogito, Ergo Sum
John Foster West
The lacrymal sack can regurgitate its contents into the eye.
Zoonomia, Vol. I
Erasmus Darwin
As they approached this capital, Renaldo's grief seemed to regurgitate with redoubled violence.
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom, Complete
Tobias Smollett
And that Emerson and Horace Greeley were alike in their capacity to absorb, digest and regurgitate, is everywhere acknowledged.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
Elbert Hubbard
We swallow and regurgitate over and over again our dissatisfaction, and are aptly said to chew the cud of bitterness.
Explanation of Catholic Morals
John H. Stapleton

British Dictionary definitions for regurgitate

regurgitate

verb

to vomit forth (partially digested food)
(of some birds and certain other animals) to bring back to the mouth (undigested or partly digested food with which to feed the young)
(intr) to be cast up or out, esp from the mouth
(intr) med (of blood) to flow backwards, in a direction opposite to the normal one, esp through a defective heart valve

Derived Formsregurgitant, noun, adjectiveregurgitation, noun

Word Origin for regurgitate

C17: from Medieval Latin regurgitāre, from re- + gurgitāre to flood, from Latin gurges gulf, whirlpool

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Word Origin and History for regurgitate

1640s (intransitive), 1753 (transitive), back formation from regurgitation, or else from Medieval Latin regurgitatus, past participle of regurgitare. Meaning "to vomit" first attested 1753. Related: Regurgitated; regurgitating.

regurgitate in Medicine

regurgitate

[rē-gûr′jĭ-tāt′]

To rush or surge back.
To cause to pour back, especially to cast up partially digested food.

Related formsre•gur′gi•tant (-tənt) adj.re•gur′gi•ta′tion n.