DictionaryRoot: gurgitare
Latin
gurgitare
engulf, flood
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verb
regurgitate
rih-GUR-jih-tayt/rɪˈɡɜːrdʒɪteɪt/
To return swallowed material to the mouth.
Etymology
The pieces suggest fluid 'flooding back,' connecting the early fluid sense with stomach contents returning and, figuratively, undigested information being repeated. The English verb may instead have been formed from regurgitation.