disgorge

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disgorge

/dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ

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From Middle French desgorger.

verb disgorges · disgorging · disgorged

To vomit or spew, to discharge. 1598-1600, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation This mountain when it rageth […] casteth forth huge stones, disgorgeth brimstone.
To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.
To remove traces of yeast from sparkling wine by the méthode champenoise.

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verb to vomit or spew

Français	vomir
Deutsch	ausspeien, ausspucken, auswerfen

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@misc{disgorge_2026,
  title = {disgorge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disgorge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}