regurgitate

verb

Meaning

Bring swallowed food back up into the mouth, or reproduce information without understanding it.

Some birds regurgitate food to feed their young in the nest.
The student simply regurgitated the textbook definitions instead of analyzing the core concepts.

Synonyms: vomit, throw up, puke, recite

verb

Pronunciation: rɪˈɡɜːrdʒɪteɪt

Bring swallowed food back up into the mouth, or reproduce information without understanding it.

Some birds regurgitate food to feed their young in the nest.
The student simply regurgitated the textbook definitions instead of analyzing the core concepts.
He felt sick and feared he might regurgitate his lunch after the roller coaster ride.

regurgitate information (collocation): to repeat facts without understanding — "The exam required more than just regurgitating information from the lectures."
regurgitate food (collocation): to bring food back up — "The patient began to regurgitate food shortly after the surgery."

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