See Also: regurgitate(medicine)
regurgitate(dictionary)
regurgitate(dictionary)

regurgitate (iou)



regurgitate verb. L16.
[medieval Latin regurgitat- pa. ppl stem of regurgitare, formed as RE- + late Latin gurgitare GURGITATE.]
verb trans. Pour or cast out again; esp. bring (swallowed food) up again to the mouth. L16.
N. Tinbergen The parent [gull]..regurgitates..half-digested food. fig.: Accountancy Candidates..regurgitate lists of points, demonstrating learning by rote.
verb intrans. Gush or pour back (again). Now rare. M17.
regurgitant adjective (Medicine) regurgitating; characterized by regurgitation M19.
regurg'itation noun [medieval Latin regurgitatio(n-)] E17.