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disgorge

[ dis-gawrj ]

verb (used with object)

disgorged, disgorging.
  1. to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
  2. to surrender or yield (something, especially something illicitly obtained).
  3. to discharge forcefully or as a result of force.


verb (used without object)

disgorged, disgorging.
  1. to eject, yield, or discharge something.

disgorge

/ ɪˈɡɔː /

verb

  1. to throw out (swallowed food, etc) from the throat or stomach; vomit
  2. to discharge or empty of (contents)
  3. tr to yield up unwillingly or under pressure
  4. tr angling to remove (a hook) from the mouth or throat of (a fish)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈǰ𳾱Գ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·ǰmԳ noun
  • 徱·ǰİ noun
  • ܲd·ǰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disgorge1

1470–80; < Middle French desgorger, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + -gorger, derivative of gorge throat; gorge 1
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Leigh doesn’t put his characters on the couch or disgorge the traumas that are etched in every word and gesture.

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A few minutes later, we found ourselves disgorged onto a triangular patch of land across Highland from the Bowl’s entrance, which we could easily access via a pedestrian underpass.

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But now the hordes of tourists disgorged by the railway every few minutes are taking their toll, tramping across the pastures towards the lake and crushing the flowers.

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Pere points over to the port, far beyond the rows of street vendors and swelling crowds filling the square, explaining that some cruises disgorge as many of 12,000 visitors every day onto the island.

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Every day, from front-line towns and cities across the country, trains disgorged throngs of desperate people seeking safe haven.

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