verb
- to discharge or pour out forcefully; to vomit or eject from the mouth or throat
- to give up or surrender something, especially money or property obtained illegally or wrongfully
- to empty or unload cargo from a ship or vessel
Usage: formal; legal
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The volcano began to degorge lava and ash into the sky.
- The defendant was ordered to degorge all profits from the illegal scheme.
- The ship will degorge its cargo at the port tomorrow.
- The fountain degorges water continuously throughout the day.
- The court required the company to degorge ill-gotten gains.
- The whale degorged seawater as it surfaced for air.