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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Regorge \Re*gorge"\ (r?*g?rj"), v. t. [F. regorder; re- + gorger
     to gorge. Cf. {Regurgitate}.]
     1. To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back.
        --Hayward.
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     2. To swallow again; to swallow back.
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              Tides at highest mark regorge the flood. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  regorge
       v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
           drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
           continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
           him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
            {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf},
            {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate},
            {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

















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