regurgitate

v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

v.intr.
To rush or surge back.

v.tr.
To cause to pour back, especially to cast up (partially digested food).

[Medieval Latin regurgitāre, regurgitāt-, to overflow : Latin re-, re- + Late Latin gurgitāre, to engulf, flood (from Latin gurges, gurgit-, whirlpool).]

regurgitant re·gur'gi·tant (-tənt) adj.
regurgitation re·gur'gi·ta'tion n.
regurgitative re·gur'gi·ta·tive adj.

(rē-gûr'jĭ-tāt')
v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

1. To rush or surge back.
2. To cause to pour back, especially to cast up partially digested food.

re·gur'gi·tant (-tənt) adj.
re·gur'gi·ta'tion n.
re·gur'gi·ta'tive adj.

Flowing back.

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: pour or rush back

Meaning #2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; of some birds

Meaning #3: repeat after memorization
  Synonym: reproduce

Meaning #4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  Synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, throw up

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - kaste op, gylpe op, gentage
v. tr. - strømme tilbage

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugstromen, uitbraken, opnieuw produceren (b.v. op examen)

Français (French)
v. intr. - régurgiter, rejeter, refluer, (fig) ressortir (faits) (péj)
v. tr. - rejeter, refluer

Deutsch (German)
v. - erbrechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω εμετό, ξερνώ, αναδίδω βγάζω (από το στόμα), αναρρέω, αναμασώ (τροφή για τάισμα νεογνών)

Italiano (Italian)
rigurgitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - regurgitar, vomitar

Русский (Russian)
отрыгнуть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - regurgitar, vomitarse
v. tr. - regurgitar, vomitar, reproducir o repetir maquinalmente, causar vómito

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stöta upp igen, rapa upp vad andra människor sagt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
回流, 反胃, 涌回, 流回, 反刍

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 回流, 反胃
v. tr. - 湧回, 反胃, 流回, 反芻

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 되 내뿜다, 역류하다, 게워지다
v. tr. - 역류시키다, 게우다, 그대로 되뇌다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 吐く, 吹き戻す, 逆流する, 噴き返す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يندفع, يصب, يتقيأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮זרם בחזרה, העלה גירה‬
v. tr. - ‮הקיא‬

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