# regurgitate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈɡɝ.d͡ʒəˌteɪt/ · frequency rank #64,651

## Definitions
1. To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
2. To cough up from the gut to feed its young, as an animal or bird does.
3. To repeat (information) verbatim or by rote, typically after learning it without actual comprehension.
4. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.

## Etymology
From Late Latin regurgitātus, past participle of regurgitāre, combined form of re- (“back”) + gurgitāre (“to engulf, flood”), from gurges (“whirlpool, gulf, sea, abyss”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/regurgitate