disgorge
disgorge Lexical Profile
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• verb
To cause to pour out or expel contents rapidly and in large quantities.
"The commuter train stopped at the station and began to disgorge hundreds of passengers onto the platform."
To bring up and expel the contents of the stomach or throat; to vomit or regurgitate.
"Owls regularly disgorge compact pellets of indigestible bone and fur after digesting their prey."
To surrender or hand over money or property that was obtained illegally or unethically, typically under legal compulsion.
"The court ordered the investment firm to disgorge all ill-gotten profits gained from the insider trading scheme."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Old French desgorger ('to vomit' or 'to empty the throat'), formed from des- ('out') and gorge ('throat'), ultimately from Late Latin gurga ('whirlpool' or 'throat').
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