to throw out (swallowed food, etc) from the throat or stomach; vomit to discharge or empty of (contents) - (transitive)
to yield up unwillingly or under pressure
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dis•gorge /dɪsˈgɔrdʒ/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -gorged, -gorg•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Physiologyto eject or throw out;
empty out:disgorging radioactive waste into the atmosphere.
dis•gorge
(dis gôrj′),USA pronunciation v., -gorged, -gorg•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
dis•gorge′ment, n.
dis•gorg′er, n.
v.t.
- Physiologyto eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach;
vomit forth. - to surrender or yield (something, esp. something illicitly obtained).
- to discharge forcefully or as a result of force.
v.i.
- to eject, yield, or discharge something.
- Middle French desgorger, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + -gorger, derivative of gorge throat; see gorge
- 1470–80
dis•gorg′er, n.
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