Regurge

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To eject previously consumed material back into the oral cavity from the digestive system, usually as a result of discomfort or distress
2. To bring up food or other substances that were ingested earlier back into the mouth from the stomach, often due to nausea or digestive issues
3. To expel undigested or partly digested content from the gastrointestinal tract back into the mouth, typically occurring when there is discomfort

Etymology: "Regurge" is a clipping, a shortened form made by cutting the end off "regurgitate" or "regurgitation". Clipping is a common way English trims longer words in everyday speech, so the shorter form is the more casual sibling of the full verb. The longer word it comes from is built from Latin roots. "Re-" means "back", and "gurgitare" relates to a whirlpool or surging water, so the original image is of something flowing back up like a current. That physical picture of liquid swirling back out still sits behind the bodily sense used today. Because "regurge" is simply the trimmed version of "regurgitate", its meaning is the same: food or liquid returning from the stomach to the mouth. The clipping keeps the core of the word while dropping the ending, which gives it a blunt, informal feel.

Synonyms: reveal, restate

Antonyms: conceal, suppress