regorge

verb

re·​gorge

(ˈ)rē+

transitive verb

1

: to vomit up or out : throw back : disgorge

2

[re- + gorge] : to swallow again : swallow or suck back

tides at highest mark regorge the flood

—John Dryden

intransitive verb

: to gush again : be thrown back

Word History

Etymology

French regorger, from Middle French, from re- + gorger to gorge

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