| 释义 |
dis·em·bogue
\|disə̇m|bōg, -ˌsem-\ verb
(disembogued ; disembogued ; disemboguing ; disembogues)
Etymology: modification of Spanish desembocar, from des- (from Latin dis- dis- (I)) + embocar to put into the mouth, from en in (from Latin in) + -bocar (from boca mouth, from Latin bucca cheek, mouth) — more at in, pock
intransitive verb
1. obsolete
a. : to pass through a narrow channel (as a strait or the mouth of a river) into the open sea
b. : to come forth as if from a channel : emerge
2.
a. of a body of water : to discharge water through an outlet or mouth; often : to flow to a specified place — used with into
< streams disemboguing into the sea >
b. : to discharge contents as if they were flowing water
transitive verb
1. of a body of water : to pour out (as waters) or discharge (itself) through an outlet or into another body of water
< a swift stream disemboguing its waters through a rocky outlet >
< the river disembogued itself into the sea >
2. archaic : to pour out (as contents) like water from a stream : empty (as oneself) by such pouring |