disgorge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˈgɔːrdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪsˈgɔrdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dis gôrj)

Inflections of 'disgorge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
disgorges
v 3rd person singular
disgorging
v pres p
disgorged
v past
disgorged
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•gorge /dɪsˈgɔrdʒ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -gorged, -gorg•ing. 
  1. Physiologyto eject or throw out;
    empty out:disgorging radioactive waste into the atmosphere.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•gorge  (dis gôrj),USA pronunciation v., -gorged, -gorg•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. Physiologyto eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach;
    vomit forth.
  2. to surrender or yield (something, esp. something illicitly obtained).
  3. to discharge forcefully or as a result of force.

v.i. 
  1. to eject, yield, or discharge something.
  • Middle French desgorger, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + -gorger, derivative of gorge throat; see gorge
  • 1470–80
dis•gorgement, n. 
dis•gorger, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
disgorge / dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/
  1. to throw out (swallowed food, etc) from the throat or stomach; vomit
  2. to discharge or empty of (contents)
  3. (transitive) to yield up unwillingly or under pressure
disˈgorgement
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