Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | desgorger, from gorge 'throat' |
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dis‧gorge
1 [transitive] literary if a vehicle or building disgorges people, they come out of it in a large group : Cars drew up to disgorge a wedding party.
Cars drew up to disgorge a wedding party.2 [transitive] if something disgorges what was inside it, it lets it pour out : Chimneys were disgorging smoke into the air.
Chimneys were disgorging smoke into the air.3 [intransitive and transitive]DNTTW if a river disgorges, it flows into the sea : The Mississippi disgorges its waters into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi disgorges its waters into the Gulf of Mexico.4 [transitive] formal to give back something that you have taken illegally
5 [transitive]MI formal to bring food back up from your stomach through your mouth
