Added 9 October 2026
regurgitate
/ɹɪˈɡɝ.d͡ʒəˌteɪt/ verb
Latin root: regurgitātus Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about regurgitate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Pour or rush back.
The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle
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Feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food.
many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest
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Repeat after memorization.
For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information
Origin
From Late Latin regurgitātus, past participle of regurgitāre, combined form of re- (“back”) + gurgitāre (“to engulf, flood”), from gurges (“whirlpool, gulf, sea, abyss”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)