From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Regurgitate \Re*gur"gi*tate\, v. i.
To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
[1913 Webster]
The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the
esophagus and mouth. --Quain.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regurgitate
v 1: pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart
ventricle"
2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed
food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they
have swallowed and carried to the nest"
3: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to
regurgitate the information" [syn: {regurgitate},
{reproduce}]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him
last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
{sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
{puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
{regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
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