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Meaning of regurgitate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

regurgitate

Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈɡɝd͡ʒəˌteɪt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.

  2. To cough up from the gut to feed its young, as an animal or bird does.

    Example: The young gulls were fed by their mother’s regurgitated food.

  3. (by extension) To repeat verbatim.

  4. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.

    Example: Food may regurgitate from the stomach into the mouth.