Ungorge

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To relieve by vomiting.

    "Well, Phoebus, well, drink on, I say, drink on; But when thou dost ungorge thee, grant me this, Thou pour thy poisons on the head of John."

  2. 2
    To purge; to empty out by removing something that should not be there. figuratively

    "They thought evil, 'God disposed it to good;' they, to ungorge themselves of that venomous malice which the prosperity of Joseph, conceived from his dreams, instilled into their hearts;"

  3. 3
    To discharge or relinquish.

    "Lorries come, ungorge their loads."

Example

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"Well, Phoebus, well, drink on, I say, drink on; But when thou dost ungorge thee, grant me this, Thou pour thy poisons on the head of John."

Etymology

From un- + gorge.

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