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Definition of Regorge
1. Verb. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Generic synonyms: Egest, Eliminate, Excrete, Pass
Derivative terms: Disgorgement, Puke, Puking, Regurgitation, Retch, Sick, Spewer, Vomit, Vomit, Vomit, Vomiter, Vomiting
Antonyms: Keep Down
Definition of Regorge
1. v. t. To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back.
Definition of Regorge
1. Verb. To disgorge or vomit. ¹
2. Verb. To swallow again; to swallow back. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Regorge
1. to vomit [v -GORGED, -GORGING, -GORGES] - See also: vomit
Medical Definition of Regorge
1. 1. To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back. 2. To swallow again; to swallow back. "Tides at highest mark regorge the flood." (DRyden) Compare: regurgitate. Origin: F. Regorder; gorger = to gorge. (16 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regorge
Literary usage of Regorge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"Drunk with wine, As tides at highest mark regorge the flood, So fate, that could
no more improve their joy, Took a malicious pleasure to destroy. ..."
2. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"Le sang, quand on eu a trop, regorge par le ... tbe blood, when overflowing, ruus
out at the nose. (Fiy.) II regorge de ..."
3. The Works, Political, Metaphysical, and Chronological, of the Late Sir James by James Steuart (1805)
"... that it does regorge : then he muft either oblige the debtor in the paper to
pay in coin, that he may lock it up in his coffer (as was the cafe of old) ..."
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