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verb dis·gorge \(ˌ)dis-ˈgȯrj\

Definition of disgorge

transitive verb
1a : to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomitb : to discharge or let go of rapidly or forcefully the train disgorged its passengersc : to give up on request or under pressure refused to disgorge his ill-gotten gains
2 : to discharge the contents of (the stomach, mouth, etc.)
intransitive verb
: to discharge contents where the river disgorges into the sea

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Examples of disgorge in a Sentence

We watched the airplane disgorging its passengers at the gate.
The damaged ship disgorged thousands of gallons of oil into the bay.
The river disgorges into the ocean just south of the city.

Recent Examples of disgorge from the Web

Some day soon, cruise ships will disgorge frolicking pensioners not by the palm-fringed Persian Gulf but on the balmy Pakistan Riviera.

— The Economist, "One Lifebelt, One RoadChina makes Pakistan an offer it cannot refuse," 22 July 2017
There are many ways to design trusts that include various formulas for disgorging the wealth without even having communications between parents and heirs.

— chicagotribune.com, "How the ultra-rich talk to their kids about money," 16 June 2017
Tour buses disgorge tourists from Japan, France, Ireland and Mexico.

— brady macdonald, latimes.com, "You'll remember this segment of Route 66 for haircuts, hamburgers and, most of all, its sense of humor," 9 June 2017
For many people this week, that reminder came in the form of a stomach-churning video that captured one snake disgorging another.

— peter holley, Washington Post, "‘That other snake’s aliiiive!’: A reptile expert explains that epic regurgitating-snake video," 3 June 2017
Periodically these ice flows disgorge the bones of dead climbers.

— michael powell, New York Times, "Scaling the World’s Most Lethal Mountain, in the Dead of Winter," 9 May 2017
AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com Double-decker tour buses began rolling through the lush lanes, disgorging passengers who took pictures and dropped cigarette butts in front yards.

— linda robertson, miamiherald, "Proliferating, pooping peacocks no longer so beautiful to behold," 27 Apr. 2017
AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com Double-decker tour buses began rolling through the lush lanes, disgorging passengers who took pictures and dropped cigarette butts in front yards.

— linda robertson, miamiherald, "Proliferating, pooping peacocks no longer so beautiful to behold," 27 Apr. 2017
But as an elementary, junior high and high school disgorge hundreds of students, no one moves behind Ferguson’s windows — and no one rushes from the front door to confront the trespasser.

— david whiting, Orange County Register, "Anaheim neighborhood where cop-involved altercation took place is a reflection of a tenser America," 3 Mar. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of disgorge

Middle French desgorger, from des- dis- + gorge gorge

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First Known Use: 15th century

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DISGORGE Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of disgorge for English Language Learners

: to empty whatever is in the stomach through the mouth
: to let out or release (something)
: to flow out

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transitive verb dis·gorge \dis-ˈgȯrj\

Legal Definition of disgorge

disgorged

disgorging

: to give up (as illegally gained profits) on request, under pressure, or by court order especially to prevent unjust enrichment ordered a…salesman to disgorge about $468,000 he had earned by defrauding Iowa banks — National Law Journal