disgorge

Eject from within

To disgorge is to expel or pour forth, often violently.

A river disgorges into the sea; a volcano disgorges lava.

The word often implies releasing something that was swallowed or accumulated: The whale disgorged Jonah onto dry land.

In financial contexts, to disgorge ill-gotten gains is to surrender them, usually by court order.

The verb carries a sense of forced or sudden release—something held in that must come out.

vomit

retch

Gag involuntarily

  • heaveForceful lift or throw
  • pukeForceful stomach emptying
  • barfExpel stomach contents

upchuck · spew · gag · emesis · nausea · queasy · bilious · sick · stomach · expel

eject

expel

Remove forcibly from membership

  • spewEject with force
  • belchExpel stomach gas orally
  • eruptBurst out suddenly

gush · spurt · emit · discharge · extrude · propel · thrust · eject · release · shoot

unload

offload

Transfer elsewhere to lighten

discharge · empty · dump · deposit · deliver · debark · disembark · decant · release · passengers

relinquish

surrender

Cease resistance, yield

forfeit · release · divest · ill-gotten · stolen · funds · assets · profits

flow

pour

Send liquid streaming out

confluence · delta · tributary · mouth · channel · estuary · river · waters · sediment · flood

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ingestion/expulsion

disgorgeswallow

Send down the throat

ingest · consume · devour · gulp · gulp down

retention/release

disgorgeretain

Keep possession of

keep · hold · withhold · contain · hoard

containment/discharge

disgorgecontain

Hold within limits

restrain · constrain · hold in · suppress · repress

Family

disgorged, disgorging, disgorgement, disgorges, disgorger

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