regurgitate

regurgitate
UK [rɪˈɡɜː(r)dʒɪteɪt] / US [rɪˈɡɜrdʒɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive]
Word forms "regurgitate":
present tense I/you/we/they regurgitate he/she/it regurgitates present participle regurgitating past tense regurgitated past participle regurgitated
1) biology to bring food up from your stomach back into your mouth
2) formal to repeat facts or ideas that you have heard or learnt without understanding them or thinking about them for yourself

Derived word:
regurgitation
UK [rɪˌɡɜːdʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [rɪˌɡɜrdʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun uncountable

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  • Regurgitate — Жанры Горграйнд Годы 1990 наст. вр. Страна …   Википедия

  • Regurgitate — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Grindcore, Goregrind Gründung 1990 Website ht …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • regurgitate — [ri gʉr′jə tāt΄] vi. regurgitated, regurgitating [< ML regurgitatus, pp. of regurgitare, to regurgitate < re , back + LL gurgitare, to flood < gurges (gen. gurgitis): see GORGE] to rush, surge, or flow back vt. to cause to surge or flow… …   English World dictionary

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Regurgitate — est un groupe de Goregrind suédois. Formé en 1990, il comportait alors trois membres. Ils se font rapidement remarquer par la voix gutturale et vomitive du chanteur (voix d ailleurs trafiquée par ordinateur). Le groupe splitte avant de revenir en …   Wikipédia en Français

  • regurgitate — 1650s (intrans.), 1753 (trans.), from pp. stem of M.L. regurgitare (see REGURGITATION (Cf. regurgitation)). Related: Regurgitated; regurgitating …   Etymology dictionary

  • regurgitate — *belch, burp, vomit, disgorge, spew, throw up …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • regurgitate — [v] vomit be seasick*, be sick, boff*, drive the bus*, dry heave*, eject, emit, expel, gag*, heave*, hurl*, lose one’s lunch*, pray to the porcelain god*, puke*, ralph*, retch, spew, spit up, throw up, toss one’s cookies*, upchuck*, urp*;… …   New thesaurus

  • regurgitate — ► VERB 1) bring (swallowed food) up again to the mouth. 2) repeat (information) without analysing or understanding it. DERIVATIVES regurgitation noun. ORIGIN Latin regurgitare, from gurges whirlpool …   English terms dictionary

  • regurgitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Medieval Latin regurgitatus, past participle of regurgitare, from Latin re + Late Latin gurgitare to engulf, from Latin gurgit , gurges whirlpool more at voracious Date: 1653 intransitive verb to become thrown or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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