disgorge
verb
dis·gorge
(ˌ)dis-ˈgȯrj 
disgorged; disgorging; disgorges
1
: to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
Like llamas, which disgorge stomach juices to show pique or displeasure, many animals spew fluids from their mouths, and for a variety of reasons.—
Noel Vietmeyer
Noel Vietmeyer2
: to discharge or let go of rapidly or forcefully
The train disgorged its passengers.
Low-flying planes disgorged wave after wave of para-troopers.—Michael Dobbs
Michael DobbsCustomers arrive in human waves, sometimes disgorged fifty at a time from their tour buses …—Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich3
: to give up or reveal (something) on request or under pressure
The Times was threatened with its $5,000-a-day fine if it failed to obey a court order in New Jersey to disgorge the name of one of its news sources …—The New York Sun
The New York Sun… the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 5 ordered a … salesman to disgorge about $468,000 he had earned by defrauding Iowa banks that were his customers.—The National Law Journal
The National Law Journal4
: to remove (sediment) from (a bottle of sparkling wine) after secondary fermentation in the bottle is complete
The bottles are gently turned daily for about six weeks until they are almost upside down in the rack. Then the sediment, concentrated in the neck of the bottle, is disgorged.—Leslie Martin
Leslie Martin
: to discharge contents
where the river disgorges into the sea
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Examples of disgorge in a Sentence
We watched the airplane disgorging its passengers at the gate.
The damaged ship disgorged thousands of gallons of oil into the bay.
The river disgorges into the ocean just south of the city.
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Last to enter were the network embeds, disgorged by the campaign’s new Sprinter van.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The finished wine rested in the cellars for more than seven years until it was disgorged on Feb. 8.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
The finished wine rested in the cellars for over seven years until it was disgorged on February 8th, 2024.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
In January 2022, a Manhattan federal court judge ruled in the FTC’s favor, banned Shkreli for life from the pharmaceutical industry and ordered him to disgorge $64.6 million in profits Vyera earned from raising Daraprim’s price.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
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Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The finished wine rested in the cellars for more than seven years until it was disgorged on Feb. 8.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
The finished wine rested in the cellars for over seven years until it was disgorged on February 8th, 2024.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
In January 2022, a Manhattan federal court judge ruled in the FTC’s favor, banned Shkreli for life from the pharmaceutical industry and ordered him to disgorge $64.6 million in profits Vyera earned from raising Daraprim’s price.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Disgorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgorge. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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disgorge
verb
dis·gorge
(ˈ)dis-ˈgȯ(ə)rj
2
: to cause to come out violently or forcefully
the volcano disgorged lava
Legal Definition
disgorge
transitive verb
dis·gorge
dis-ˈgȯrj
disgorged; disgorging
: to give up (as illegally gained profits) on request, under pressure, or by court order especially to prevent unjust enrichment
ordered a…salesman to disgorge about $468,000 he had earned by defrauding Iowa banks—National Law Journal
National Law Journal
disgorgement
noun
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