 regurgitate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] repeat after memorization | |
| Synonyms: | reproduce | |
| Examples: | "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" |
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| Related terms: | repeat regurgitation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (food) feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food | |
| Examples: | "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest" |
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| Related terms: | feed | |
| 3. | [ verb ] pour or rush back | |
| Examples: | "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle" |
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| Related terms: | pour regurgitation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | |
| Synonyms: | vomit throw_up retch regorge cat sick honk purge puke barf spew spue be_sick chuck upchuck disgorge cast vomit_up | |
| Examples: | "After drinking too much, the students vomited" "He purged continuously" "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" |
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| Related terms: | keep_down excrete gag vomit spewer heave vomit emetic | |
| Similar spelling: |
regurgitation resurrect resurgent |
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