regorge
/ri'gɔ:dʤ/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To vomit, to disgorge the contents of the stomach through the mouth: "regorge" means to eject what is in the stomach back through the mouth. It is a formal or literary synonym for "vomit."
- To flow or gush back, to surge back: In a more archaic or specialized sense, it can mean to flow or pour back, as in a river or crowd.
Usage and Examples
- Verb (to vomit):
- The sight of the spoiled food made him regorge his meal.
- Patients with severe food poisoning may regorge repeatedly.
- Verb (to flow back - archaic/rare):
- The tide regorged upon the rocky shore. (This usage is very rare in modern English.)
Advanced Usage
- Medical/Formal Context: "Regorge" is often used in formal, medical, or literary contexts rather than in everyday conversation, where "vomit," "throw up," or "be sick" are more common.
- The doctor noted that the infant would frequently regorge after feeding.
Variants and Related Words
- Regurgitate (verb): A more common formal synonym meaning to bring swallowed food back into the mouth. It can also mean to repeat information without understanding.
- Disgorge (verb): Can mean to vomit, but more commonly means to pour out or eject contents from a confined space (e.g., ).
- Emesis (noun): The medical term for the act of vomiting.
Synonyms
- Vomit
- Throw up
- Puke (informal)
- Spew (can also mean to flow out forcefully)
- Barf (slang)
Antonyms
- Ingest
- Swallow
- Consume
- Keep down
Phrasal Verbs / Related Constructions
- None directly formed with "regorge." The word itself is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions.
Idioms and Phrases
- None commonly associated with "regorge." The word is generally used in its literal sense.
Verb
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night