REGURGITATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • After drinking too much, the students vomited
    • He purged continuously
    • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
    Hypernyms(s) regurgitate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • repeat after memorization
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information
    Hypernyms(s) regurgitate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food
    Usage Example(s)
    • many birds feed their young by regurgiating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest
    Hypernyms(s) regurgitate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • pour or rush back
    Usage Example(s)
    • The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle
    Hypernyms(s) regurgitate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)