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Meaning of 'regurgitate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Regurgitate [ v. i.]
- To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
2 . Regurgitate [ v. t.]
- To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.

Meaning of 'regurgitate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . regurgitate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Example in sentence:
  • After drinking too much, the students vomited;
  • He purged continuously;
  • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Meaning (2):
- repeat after memorization
Example in sentence:
  • For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information
Meaning (3):
- feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food
Example in sentence:
  • many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest
Meaning (4):
- pour or rush back
Example in sentence:
  • The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle

Nearby Words:

regain regal regale regaled regalement regaler regalia regalian regaling regalism

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