Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disgorge

/dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: dis-gorge
IPA: /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To vomit or spew, to discharge.

verb

To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.

verb

To remove traces of yeast from sparkling wine by the méthode champenoise.

Example Sentences

"1598-1600, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation This mountain when it rageth […] casteth forth huge stones, disgorgeth brimstone."
"They loudly laughed / To see his heaving breast disgorge the briny draught."
"GCN's local reporter needs help keeping up w/ the masses of information disgorged by our busy world."
"The set disgorges most of its passengers at Waverley [Edinburgh], so finding a table seat in the front car isn't a problem."

Etymology

From Middle French desgorger.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/

Inflected Forms

disgorges (present, singular) disgorging (participle, present) disgorged (participle, past) disgorged (past)

Derived Forms

disgorgeable disgorgement disgorger undisgorged

Frequently Paired Words

gorge engorge regurgitate

Synonyms

vomit vomit up purge cast sick cat be sick regorge retch puke barf spew

Rhymes With

george forge gorge norge mcgeorge lorge papageorge saint george gorg engorge

Questions

How do you pronounce disgorge?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/.
What does disgorge mean?: To vomit or spew, to discharge.
Where does disgorge come from?: From Middle French desgorger.

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