regurgitate
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ɹɪˈɡɝd͡ʒəˌteɪt/
Verb

regurgitate (regurgitates, present participle regurgitating; past and past participle regurgitated)

  1. (transitive) To throw up or vomit#Verb|vomit; to eject what has previously been swallow#Verb|swallowed.
  2. (transitive) To cough up from the gut#Noun|gut to feed#Verb|feed its young#Noun|young, as an animal or bird does.
    The young gulls were fed by their mother’s regurgitated food.
  3. (transitive, by extension) To repeat verbatim.
  4. (intransitive) To be throw#Verb|thrown or pour#Verb|poured back; to rush#Verb|rush or surge#Verb|surge back.
    Food may regurgitate from the stomach into the mouth.
Synonyms Related terms Translations Translations
  • Spanish: regurgitar
Translations
  • Spanish: repetir textualmente



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