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regurgitate

[ ri-gur-ji-teyt ]

verb (used without object)

regurgitated, regurgitating.
  1. to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc.


verb (used with object)

regurgitated, regurgitating.
  1. to cause to surge or rush back; vomit.
  2. to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated:

    to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.

regurgitate

/ ɪˈɡɜːɪˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. to vomit forth (partially digested food)
  2. (of some birds and certain other animals) to bring back to the mouth (undigested or partly digested food with which to feed the young)
  3. intr to be cast up or out, esp from the mouth
  4. intr med (of blood) to flow backwards, in a direction opposite to the normal one, esp through a defective heart valve
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܰˈٲپDz, noun
  • ˈܰٲԳ, nounadjective
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  • ·ܰ··ٲԳ [ri-, gur, -ji-t, uh, nt], noun
  • ܲr·ܰg·ٲe adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of regurgitate1

1645–55; < Medieval Latin 𲵳ܰٳܲ (past participle of 𲵳ܰ ), equivalent to re- re- + gurgit-, stem of gurges whirlpool, flood, stream + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of regurgitate1

C17: from Medieval Latin 𲵳ܰ , from re- + ܰ to flood, from Latin gurges gulf, whirlpool
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Example Sentences

"We voted for the second time last week and turned down their regurgitated offer, but the minister came back this week with a few more empty promises," one said.

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I’ll tell you what audiences are definitely bored with is the just regurgitated “Isn’t Trump orange?” joke.

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They’re not trying to build anything new, they’re trying to steal from the past to regurgitate something to sell it to you based on your goodwill feelings from that time.

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During the period fish and sharks would eat sea lilies, which are hard to digest meaning they would then "regurgitate all the chalk bits", he explained.

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While they hear everything, there is little they can do other than regurgitate the info online.

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