disgorge


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
disgorge/dɪsˈɡɔːʤ/
verb
  • 1 cause to pour out; discharge.

    ■ bring up or vomit (food).

    ■ give up (funds, especially when dishonestly acquired).

  • 2 remove the sediment from (a sparkling wine) after fermentation.
– derivatives
disgorgement noun.
– origin C15: from OFr. desgorger, from des- (expressing removal) + gorge ‘throat’.
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