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Definition of Regurgitate
1. Verb. Pour or rush back. "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle"
2. Verb. 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. Verb. Repeat after memorization. "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
4. Verb. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Exact synonyms: Barf, Be Sick, Cast, Cat, Chuck, Disgorge, Honk, Puke, Purge, Regorge, Retch, Sick, Spew, Spue, Throw Up, Upchuck, Vomit, Vomit Up
Generic synonyms: Egest, Eliminate, Excrete, Pass
Derivative terms: Disgorgement, Puke, Puking, Regurgitation, Retch, Sick, Spewer, Vomit, Vomit, Vomit, Vomiter, Vomiting
Antonyms: Keep Down
Generic synonyms: Egest, Eliminate, Excrete, Pass
Derivative terms: Disgorgement, Puke, Puking, Regurgitation, Retch, Sick, Spewer, Vomit, Vomit, Vomit, Vomiter, Vomiting
Antonyms: Keep Down
Definition of Regurgitate
1. v. t. To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.
2. v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
Definition of Regurgitate
1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Medical Definition of Regurgitate
1. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back. "The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the oesophagus and mouth." (Quain) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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