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regurgitate
[ ri-gur-ji-teyt ]
/ rɪˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt /
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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.
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Origin of regurgitate
OTHER WORDS FROM regurgitate
re·gur·gi·tant [ri-gur-ji-tuhnt], /rɪˈgɜr dʒɪ tənt/, nounun·re·gur·gi·tat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby regurgitate
regulatory gene, regulatory risk, reguline, regulo, regulus, regurgitate, regurgitation, rehab, rehabilitant, rehabilitate, rehabilitation
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How to use regurgitate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for regurgitate
regurgitate
/ (rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt) /
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 forms of regurgitate
regurgitant, noun, adjectiveregurgitation, nounWord Origin for regurgitate
C17: from Medieval Latin regurgitāre, from re- + gurgitāre to flood, from Latin gurges gulf, whirlpool
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