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How to Pronounce "regurgitate"

word

ˌɹɪˈɡɝdʒəˌteɪt
ri-GUR-juh-tayt
ɹɪɡˈɜːdʒɪtˌeɪt
ri-GUR-jit-ayt

Definition

To bring food back up from the stomach into the mouth, or to repeat information or ideas without thinking or understanding.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˌɹɪˈɡɝdʒəˌteɪt

British English

ɹɪɡˈɜːdʒɪtˌeɪt

Simplified Pronunciation

US

ri-GUR-juh-tayt

UK

ri-GUR-jit-ayt

Listen in Context

Some birds regurgitate food to feed their chicks.

The student could only regurgitate what he had memorized for the exam.

Cows sometimes regurgitate their food as part of digestion.

Don't just regurgitate what you read; try to explain it in your own words.