disgorge

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/
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Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ

Verb

disgorge (third-person singular simple present disgorges, present participle disgorging, simple past and past participle disgorged)

To vomit or spew, to discharge.
- Hakluyt
  This mountain when it rageth […] casteth forth huge stones, disgorgeth brimstone.
- Dryden
  They loudly laughed / To see his heaving breast disgorge the briny draught.
To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.
(oenology) To remove traces of yeast from sparkling wine by the méthode champenoise.

Derived terms

disgorgement

Related terms

Translations

to vomit or spew

Bulgarian: повръщам (bg) (povrǎštam), изхвърлям лава (izhvǎrljam lava)
French: vomir (fr)
German: ausspeien, ausspucken (de), auswerfen (de)

Manx: aayioold
Maori: whakaruaki

to surrender unwillingly

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German: ^{(please verify)} auszuspeien

Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 嘔出, ^{(please verify)} 呕出

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