regurgitate

American  

[ri-gur-ji-teyt] / rɪˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt /

verb (used without object)

regurgitated, regurgitating

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

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verb (used with object)

regurgitated, regurgitating

1. to cause to surge or rush back; vomit.

2. to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated.

   to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.

regurgitate British  

/ rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. to vomit forth (partially digested food)

2. (of some birds and certain other animals) to bring back to the mouth (undigested or partly digested food with which to feed the young)

3. (intr) to be cast up or out, esp from the mouth

4. (intr) med (of blood) to flow backwards, in a direction opposite to the normal one, esp through a defective heart valve

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Other Word Forms

• regurgitant noun
• regurgitation noun
• unregurgitated adjective

Etymology

Origin of regurgitate

1645–55; < Medieval Latin regurgitātus (past participle of regurgitāre ), equivalent to re- re- + gurgit-, stem of gurges whirlpool, flood, stream + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Traditional media face threats from chatbots and Google's AI overviews, which regurgitate content without users visiting original sites, eroding traffic and revenue.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Large language models like ChatGPT can regurgitate information from any random corner of the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“I just like to soak it in and regurgitate it in my own demented way,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

People can certainly learn from artificial intelligence, but the danger lies in forgoing the learning process to simply regurgitate information that it feeds us.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

Mother looks like she is going to regurgitate last night’s dinner.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson