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Regurgitate: Definition, Usage & Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：repeat mechanically (regurgitate)

regurgitate 🔊

/rɪˈɡɜːrdʒɪteɪt/

vt.

to repeat information without understanding it, like a machine, not using your own brain.

Regurgitate meaning illustrated: student mechanically copying text without understanding

repeat mechanically 🔊

➕

/rɪˈpiːt məˈkænɪkli/

vt.

To reproduce information automatically without applying critical thinking or genuine understanding.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 're-' (back) + 'gurgitare' (to flood), meaning to flow back.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 're-gurgitate' as bringing back what you swallowed, like a gurgling sound.

📖 Example

The teacher warned the students not to just regurgitate facts from the textbook in their essays, but to explain the ideas in their own words. 🔊 The teacher warned the students not to just regurgitate facts from the textbook in their essays, but to explain the ideas in their own words.

🔗 Collocations

regurgitate facts – to repeat information without understanding

regurgitate answers – to give pre-memorized responses

regurgitate material – to reproduce learned content mechanically

🔄 Synonyms

parrot (vt.) – to imitate or repeat without understanding

recite (vt.) – to repeat from memory

echo (vt.) – to repeat what others have said

🚫 Antonyms

comprehend (vt.) – to grasp the meaning of

analyze (vt.) – to examine in detail

🌱 Derivatives

regurgitation (n.) – the act of regurgitating

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Latin 'regurgitare', used for physiological reflux. In modern English, it's often applied in education to criticize rote learning without comprehension.

Meaning 2：vomit back (regurgitate)

regurgitate 🔊

/rɪˈɡɜːrdʒɪteɪt/

vt.

to bring food or liquid back up from the stomach to the mouth, like cows do when they chew cud.

Regurgitate definition: cow bringing food back into its mouth to chew cud

vomit back 🔊

➕

/ˈvɒmɪt bæk/

vt.

To expel the contents of the stomach back through the mouth, often as a reflex or natural process.

📁 Category：Animal Protection 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The puppy ate its food too quickly and later had to regurgitate it on the living room carpet. 🔊 The puppy ate its food too quickly and later had to regurgitate it on the living room carpet.

🔗 Collocations

regurgitate food – to bring back ingested food

regurgitate liquid – to eject stomach fluids

regurgitate cud – to bring back partially digested food for re-chewing, as in cows

🔄 Synonyms

vomit (vt.) – to eject stomach contents through the mouth

spew (vt.) – to flow or gush out forcibly

disgorge (vt.) – to eject or discharge contents

🚫 Antonyms

digest (vt.) – to process food in the stomach

absorb (vt.) – to take in or assimilate

🌱 Derivatives

regurgitation (n.) – the act of regurgitating