disgorgeverb [ T ]
uk/dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/us/dɪsˈɡɔːrdʒ/literary to release large amounts of liquid, gas, or other contents:
The pipe was found to be disgorging dangerous chemicals into the sea.
literary to send many people out of a place or vehicle at the same time:
The delayed commuter train disgorged hundreds of angry passengers.
formal to force something up from the stomach and out through the mouth:
Flies disgorge digestive fluid onto their food to soften it up.
literary to unwillingly release information or money:
The judge has forced EXIP to disgorge $400,000 in illegal profits.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Emitting and ejecting
- carbon emissions
- discharge
- displace
- ejaculate
- ejaculation
- eject
- ejection
- emanate
- emanate from/through sth/sb
- emission
- expulsion
- exude
- give
- give sth off
- projectile
- radiant
- release
- send sth out
- shed
- spew
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