verb
- to discharge or pour out forcefully; to vomit or eject from the mouth or throat
- to disgorge; to give up or surrender something reluctantly or under pressure
- to empty or unload; to discharge contents
Usage: often used in financial or legal contexts
Usage: nautical or technical usage
Examples
- The volcano degorged lava and ash across the surrounding landscape.
- The defendant was ordered to disgorge the profits he had degorged from the illegal scheme.
- The river degorged its floodwaters into the valley below.
- The whale degorged a large mass of krill into the ocean.
- The company degorged millions in ill-gotten gains to settle the lawsuit.
- The pipe degorged sewage into the treatment facility.
- He degorged the contents of his stomach after the turbulent flight.