Disgorge

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪsˈgɔː(ɹ)dÊ’/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)dÊ’

Origin

From Middle French desgorger

Full definition of disgorge

Verb

1. To vomit or spew, to discharge.
• HakluytThis mountain when it rageth ... casteth forth huge stones, disgorgeth brimstone.
• DrydenThey loudly laughed
  To see his heaving breast disgorge the briny draught.
2. To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.
3. (oenology) To remove traces of yeast from sparkling wine by the méthode champenoise.

Derived terms

• disgorgement

Related terms

• gorge
• engorge