Etymology

gurgitate

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Today it means: To surge (rise) and fall ebulliently, like or as water. Full definition →

Latin gurgitātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromgurgitātus
  2. English todaygurgitate

From Latin gurgitātus, past participle of gurgitō. The second sense is partly a back-formation from regurgitate.

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