regurgitate
[ ri-gur-ji-teyt ]
/ rɪˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt /
verb (used without object), re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing.
to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc.
verb (used with object), re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing.
to cause to surge or rush back; vomit.
to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
Origin of regurgitate
OTHER WORDS FROM regurgitate
re·gur·gi·tant [ri-gur-ji-tuh nt] /rɪˈgɜr dʒɪ tənt/, noun un·re·gur·gi·tat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby regurgitate
regulatory sequence,
reguline,
regulo,
regulus,
regurgitant murmur,
regurgitate,
regurgitation,
regurgitation jaundice,
rehab,
rehabilitant,
rehabilitate
Example sentences from the Web for regurgitant
When the valves of the right side are affected we may find a regurgitant pulsation in the jugular vein.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |United States Department of Agriculture
British Dictionary definitions for regurgitant
regurgitate
/ (rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt) /
verb
to vomit forth (partially digested food)
(of some birds and certain other animals) to bring back to the mouth (undigested or partly digested food with which to feed the young)
(intr)
to be cast up or out, esp from the mouth
(intr) med
(of blood) to flow backwards, in a direction opposite to the normal one, esp through a defective heart valve
Derived forms of regurgitate
regurgitant, noun, adjective regurgitation, nounWord Origin for regurgitate
C17: from Medieval Latin
regurgitāre, from
re- +
gurgitāre to flood, from Latin
gurges gulf, whirlpool
Medical definitions for regurgitant
regurgitate
[ rē-gûr′jĭ-tāt′ ]
v.
To rush or surge back.
To cause to pour back, especially to cast up partially digested food.