Hypertext Webster Gateway: "regurgitate"
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) 1.7 (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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