Regurgitate

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ɹɪˈɡɚd͡ʒəˌteɪt/

Origin

From Late Latin regurgitatus, past participle of regurgitare, combined form of re- ("back") + gurgitare ("to engulf, flood"), from gurges ("whirlpool, gulf, sea, abyss").

Full definition of regurgitate

Verb

1. (transitive) To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
2. (transitive) To cough up from the gut to feed its young, as a bird or animal does.The young gulls were fed by their mother's regurgitated food.
3. (transitive, by extension) To repeat verbatim.
4. (intransitive) To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.Food may regurgitate from the stomach into the mouth.

Synonyms

• (to throw up or vomit) vomit, throw up, cast, disgorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, upchuck

Related terms

• regurgitation
• regurgitative