verb
regurgitate
rih-GUR-jih-tayt/rɪˈɡɜːrdʒɪteɪt/
To return swallowed material to the mouth.
The adult pigeon regurgitates softened food into its chick's 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.
In context
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More examples
- A cow regurgitates partially digested food and chews it again.
- The baby sometimes regurgitates a little milk after feeding.
- He regurgitates textbook facts without understanding what they mean.
Forms
regurgitate · regurgitates · regurgitated · regurgitating
regurgitation noun — The return of swallowed material to the mouth.
Similar words
- vomit
- Means forcefully expelling stomach contents, rather than simply returning them.