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disgorge

Syllabification: (dis·gorge)

Pronunciation: /disˈgôrj/

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Definition of disgorge

[with object]

1cause to pour out:the combine disgorged a steady stream of grain
(of a building or vehicle) discharge (the occupants):an aircraft disgorging paratroopers
yield or give up (funds, especially funds that have been dishonestly acquired):they were made to disgorge all the profits made from the record
eject (food) from the throat or mouth.
[no object] (of a river) empty into a sea:the Nile disgorges into the sea at Rashid

2 (usually be disgorged) remove the sediment from (a sparkling wine) after fermentation:the wine is aged in the bottle before it is disgorged

Derivatives

late 15th century: from Old French desgorger, from des- (expressing removal) + gorge 'throat'

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