what does regurgitate mean?
REGURGITATE as VERB
- Meaning
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
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- 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
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- Meaning
- repeat after memorization
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- 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
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- 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
- Meaning
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- 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
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