disgorge
Verb
Verb Forms: disgorged, disgorging, disgorges
- To vomit or eject contents forcefully from the mouth.
- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- To vomit or spew, to discharge.
- To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.
- To remove traces of yeast from sparkling wine by the méthode champenoise.
Examples
- The machine would disgorge a fresh set of tiles after each turn.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French desgorger.
Synonyms
barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, shed, sick, spew, spill, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
Antonyms
keep down
Scrabble Score: 11
disgorge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddisgorge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disgorge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary