verb
regurgitate
Regurgitate (verb) means to bring swallowed food back up out of the mouth.
verb
1
To bring swallowed food back up out of the mouth.
2
(of an animal or bird) To bring food back up from the stomach to feed its young.
"The young gulls were fed by their mother’s regurgitated food."
3
To repeat facts exactly as learned, without really understanding them.
4
To flow or surge back in the opposite direction.
"Food may regurgitate from the stomach into the mouth."
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Etymology
Regurgitate comes from Late Latin regurgitātus, the past participle of regurgitāre, itself a combination of re- (“back”) and gurgitāre (“to engulf, flood”), from gurges (“whirlpool, gulf, sea, abyss”).
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What is the meaning of regurgitate?
"regurgitate" (verb) means to bring swallowed food back up out of the mouth.
What is another word for regurgitate?
Other words for "regurgitate" include reproduce, disgorge, sick, puke, cast, cat.
What is the opposite of regurgitate?
The opposite of "regurgitate" is ingest.
What are the different meanings of regurgitate?
"regurgitate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To bring swallowed food back up out of the mouth; 2. (of an animal or bird) To bring food back up from the stomach to feed its young; 3. To repeat facts exactly as learned, without really understanding them.
