re·gur·gi·tate [ ri gúrji tàyt ](past and past participlere·gur·gi·tat·ed, present participlere·gur·gi·tat·ing, 3rd person present singularre·gur·gi·tates)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive verb bring food up from stomach: to bring undigested or partially digested food up from the stomach to the mouth, as some birds and animals do to feed their young
2. transitive verb repeat information mechanically: to repeat or reproduce what has been heard, read, or taught, in a purely mechanical way, with no evidence of personal thought or understanding
3. intransitive verb flow out: to flow out or be ejected, especially from the mouth
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formal
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4. intransitive verb medicine flow in opposite direction to normal: to flow in the opposite direction to the normal or usual direction, especially through a faulty heart valve
[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin regurgitat-, past participle of regurgitare, literally "to flood back" < Latin gurges "whirlpool"]
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