regurgitate

[ri-gur-ji-teyt]

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 regurgitated

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

Examples from the Web for regurgitated

Contemporary Examples of regurgitated

And Relin was not some hack hagiographer who regurgitated whatever his primary source told him.
The Death of Co-Author of ‘Three Cups of Tea’ Is Ruled Suicide
Michael Daly
December 6, 2012

Historical Examples of regurgitated

The food in this case is not swallowed, nor does it pass any point from which it can be regurgitated.
Fletcherism
Horace Fletcher
A large snake of this genus obtained by him regurgitated two jumping mice a few hours after its capture.
North American Jumping Mice (Genus Zapus)
Philip H. Krutzsch
In some instances food is regurgitated from the oesophagus after its retention for a day or even longer.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
One specimen from Charapendo was regurgitated by a Leptodeira maculata.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico
William E. Duellman
Under certain conditions this acid content of the stomach is regurgitated back into the throat and even belched up into the mouth.
The Mother and Her Child
William S. Sadler

British Dictionary definitions for regurgitated

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 regurgitated

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.

regurgitated in Medicine

regurgitate

[rē-gûr′jĭ-tāt′]

v.

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.