3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regurgitate \Re*gur"gi*tate\ (r?*g?r"j?*t?t), v. t. [LL.
regurgitare, regurgitatum L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis,
a gulf. Cf {Regorge}.]
To throw or pour back as from a deep or hollow place to
pour or throw back in great quantity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regurgitate \Re*gur"gi*tate\, v. i.
To be thrown or poured back to rush or surge back
The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the
esophagus and mouth. --Quain.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
regurgitate
v 1: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed
food; of some birds
2: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able
to regurgitate the information" [syn: {reproduce}]
3: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much the students vomited" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit
up}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge},
{retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck},
{honk}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
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