Regurgitate (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- Chicks rely on their parents to regurgitate partially digested food in order to sustain themselves through their initial weeks of life.
- Many mother birds spend their entire day finding food, storing it in their stomachs, and later regurgitating it into their young's hungry mouths.
- The male bird's attempt to regurgitate a particularly large meal resulted in most of it spilling over the edges of the nest.
- Among certain species of birds, females refuse to mate unless the males can successfully regurgitate an impressive quantity of food to prove their worth.
- Hawk parents will often take turns to hunt, return, and then regurgitate their freshly caught prey to feed their young.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- When the patient coughed, stomach acid regurgitated into his throat, causing severe discomfort.
- The high levels of pressure caused the water to regurgitate back down the well shaft.
- Blood will regurgitate into the left atrium from the left ventricle if the mitral valve is not functioning correctly.
- In some cases, stomach contents can regurgitate into the esophagus, causing acid reflux and heartburn.
- When the volcano erupts, lava regurgitates from the crater, flowing back down the sides in streams.
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Meaning 3
Repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She had memorized the entire script and could regurgitate the lines flawlessly during the audition.
- The student spent hours cramming for the test, trying to regurgitate as many formulas as possible.
- To pass the certification exam, candidates must be able to regurgitate the company's policies and procedures.
- During the lecture, the professor noticed that the student was simply regurgitating outdated information rather than providing insightful analysis.
- The teacher encouraged her students to think critically rather than just regurgitate what they had read in the textbook.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 4
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night after a violent coughing fit.
- The college student regurgitated the entire pizza he ate an hour ago during the ride home.
- After a few too many cups of coffee, she regurgitated her breakfast all over the conference table.
- The nurse carefully cleaned the patient's chin after he regurgitated his medicine and began to cry.
- The puppy regurgitated its dinner on the floor, whining pitifully as if asking for forgiveness.
Synonyms
- Cast
- Vomit Up
- Honk
- Purge
- Sick
- Retch
- Chuck
- Spew
- Cat
- Puke
- Be Sick
- Barf
- Vomit
- Throw Up
- Regorge
- Spue
- Upchuck
- Disgorge