Etymology

regurgitate

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Today it means: To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed. Full definition →

Late Latin regurgitātus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromregurgitātus
  2. English todayregurgitate

From Late Latin regurgitātus, past participle of regurgitāre, combined form of re- (“back”) + gurgitāre (“to engulf, flood”), from gurges (“whirlpool, gulf, sea, abyss”).

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