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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gur•gi•tate /rɪˈgɜrdʒɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - to (cause to) vomit: [~ + object]The mother bird regurgitates food to feed her young.[no object]regurgitating after a greasy meal.
- to give back or repeat facts:[~ + object]quick at regurgitating facts in an exam.
re•gur•gi•ta•tion /rɪˌgɜrdʒɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gur•gi•tate (ri gûr′ji tāt′),USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i. - Pathologyto surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc.
v.t. - to cause to surge or rush back; vomit.
- to give back or repeat, esp. something not fully understood or assimilated:to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
- Medieval Latin regurgitātus (past participle of regurgitāre), equivalent. to re- re- + gurgit-, stem of gurges whirlpool, flood, stream + -ātus -ate1
- 1645–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: regurgitate /rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt/ vb - 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)
- (intransitive) to be cast up or out, esp from the mouth
- (intransitive) (of blood) to flow backwards, in a direction opposite to the normal one, esp through a defective heart valve
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin regurgitāre, from re- + gurgitāre to flood, from Latin gurges gulf, whirlpoolreˈgurgitant n , adj reˌgurgiˈtation n |