disgorge

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪsˈɡɔrdʒ/ UK /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to discharge or pour out, especially forcibly

The pipe disgorged a torrent of muddy water into the river.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to discharge or pour out,... spew vomit discharge eject expel regurgitate empty

Opposites

swallow ingest absorb retain

Word family

Derived forms disgorgementdisgorger

Related forms gorge engorge gorgeous

Etymology

From Old French desgorgier ('to disgorge'), from des- ('out') + gorge ('throat'), from Late Latin gurges ('throat, gullet'), from Latin gurges ('whirlpool, abyss').

desgorgier Old French gurges Latin

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# disgorge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɡɔrdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/

## Meanings
1. to discharge or pour out, especially forcibly

## Examples
- The pipe disgorged a torrent of muddy water into the river.

## Synonyms
- spew
- vomit
- discharge
- eject
- expel
- regurgitate
- empty

## Antonyms
- swallow
- ingest
- absorb
- retain

## Derived Forms
- disgorgement
- disgorger

## Related Forms
- gorge
- engorge
- gorgeous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: desgorgier
- Root: gurges

## Etymology
From Old French desgorgier ('to disgorge'), from des- ('out') + gorge ('throat'), from Late Latin gurges ('throat, gullet'), from Latin gurges ('whirlpool, abyss').

## AI Etymology
Disgorge is from Old French desgorgier ('to disgorge'), from des- ('out') + gorge ('throat'), from Late Latin gurges ('throat, gullet'), from Latin gurges ('whirlpool, abyss'). The ancestry passes through Old French desgorgier and Latin gurges. In present use as a verb, it means "to discharge or pour out, especially forcibly", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include gorge, engorge, and gorgeous; derived forms include disgorgement and disgorger. Its contrast set includes swallow, ingest, absorb, and retain, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

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- Actions & Processes

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