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   Dis·gorge

   /disˈɡôrj/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause to pour out: "the combine disgorged a steady stream of grain" Similar pour outdischargeejectemitexpelevacuateemptyspit outspew outbelch forthspoutvomitregurgitatethrow uparchaic:regorge
   • ▪ (of a building or vehicle) discharge (the occupants): "an aircraft disgorging paratroopers"
   • ▪ eject (food) from the throat or mouth.
   • ▪ yield or give up (funds, especially funds that have been dishonestly acquired): "they were made to disgorge all the profits made from the record" Similar surrenderrelinquishhand overgive upturn overyieldcedepart withrenounceresignabandonOpposite retain
   • ▪ (of a river) empty into a sea: "the Nile disgorges into the sea at Rashid"
   • 2. remove the sediment from (a sparkling wine) after fermentation: "the wine is aged in the bottle before it is disgorged"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French desgorger, from des- (expressing removal) + gorge ‘throat’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disgorgement noun

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