HyperDic: regurgitate

English > 4 senses of the word regurgitate:
VERBmotionregurgitatepour or rush back
consumptionregurgitatefeed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food
communicationregurgitate, reproducerepeat after memorization
bodyregurgitate, vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, throw upeject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
English > regurgitate: 4 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaningpour or rush back.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP
Example"The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle"
BroaderpourFlow in a spurt
Spanishregurgitar
Nounsregurgitationbackflow of blood through a defective heart valve
English > regurgitate: 4 senses > verb 2, consumption
Meaningfeed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food.
PatternSomething ----s something
Broaderfeed, giveGive food to
Spanishregurgitar, regurguitar
Catalanregurgitar
English > regurgitate: 4 senses > verb 3, communication
Meaningrepeat after memorization.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
Synonymreproduce
Broaderrepeat, echoTo say / say again or imitate
Spanishreproducir
Catalanreproduir
Nounsregurgitationrecall after rote memorization
English > regurgitate: 4 senses > verb 4, body
MeaningEject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Synonymsvomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, throw up
Broaderexcrete, egest, eliminate, passEliminate from the body
Oppositekeep downmanage not to throw up
Spanisharrojar, devolver, vomitar, vómito
Catalanperbocar, regurgitar, vomitar
Nounsregurgitationthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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