regurgitate
verb
re·gur·gi·tate
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regurgitated;
regurgitating
Definition of regurgitate
: to become thrown or poured back
: to throw or pour back or out from or as if from a cavity
regurgitate food memorized facts to regurgitate on the exam
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Examples of regurgitate in a Sentence
The bird regurgitates to feed its young.
The bird regurgitates food to feed its young.
She memorized the historical dates only to regurgitate them on the exam.
The speaker was just regurgitating facts and figures.
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Rumination is the process by which cows regurgitate previously consumed feed and chew it a second time. — Stephanie Blaszczyk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin dairy cows relax in sand, drink bovine Gatorade and visit the cow 'car wash' to beat summer heat," 19 July 2019 Directors regurgitate old scripts, add the latest visual effects and sprinkle in some star power. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Lion King’ remake offers a muffled roar," 17 July 2019 The whole idea is to create problem solvers who have learned how to learn, rather than regurgitate knowledge. — Aryn Baker/mauritius, Time, "‘It’s Time Africa Had Its Own Harvard.’ Inside a University Training African Leaders to Solve African Problems," 11 June 2019 Adventures in babysitting: A monogamous pair of alpha dogs leads each pack, with the whole crew caring for each litter of pups—from taking turns guarding and nursing the pups to regurgitating meat after a hunt. — National Geographic, "Leaders of the Pack: Facts About African Wild Dogs," 26 Mar. 2019 Disappointingly, James and Andra’s selection process also included regurgitating harmful intra-community stereotypes about bisexual people. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "The Slow, Messy Evolution of LGBTQ Dating Shows," 4 July 2019 Quantum states cannot be simply copied and regurgitated, as is done with classical information. — Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, "The Quantum Internet Is Emerging, One Experiment at a Time," 19 June 2019 Despite that misstep, Pei returned to the motif after the critical and popular triumph of the Louvre pyramid, ill-advisedly regurgitating a glass pyramid for his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum of 1987–1995 in Cleveland. — Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, "I.M. Pei: Establishment Modernism Lite," 24 May 2019 At the same time, a lot of stuff looks the same, with trends endlessly regurgitated on Instagram and reproduced by brand after brand. — Eliza Brooke, Vox, "How the Great Recession influenced a decade of design," 27 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regurgitate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for regurgitate
regurgitate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of regurgitate
: to bring food that has been swallowed back to and out of the mouth
disapproving
: to repeat (something, such as a fact, idea, etc.) without understanding it
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regurgitate
verb
re·gur·gi·tate
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regurgitated;
regurgitating
Kids Definition of regurgitate
: to bring food that has been swallowed back to and out of the mouth
regurgitate
verb
re·gur·gi·tate
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regurgitated;
regurgitating
Medical Definition of regurgitate
: to become thrown or poured back
: to throw or pour back or out from or as if from a cavity
regurgitate swallowed food into the mouth
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