verb
- present participle of disgorge: to discharge or pour forth contents forcefully
- present participle of disgorge: to give up something that has been wrongfully obtained
Usage: legal; formal
Examples
- The volcano was disgorging lava and ash into the sky.
- The broken pipe was disgorging water all over the basement floor.
- The whale was disgorging seawater after surfacing.
- The company is disgorging millions in illegal profits to shareholders.
- The river was disgorging sediment into the ocean.
- The court ordered the firm to begin disgorging the fraudulent gains immediately.