English Dictionary: disembogue | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Disembogue \Dis`em*bogue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembogued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disemboguing}.] [Sp. desembocar; pref. des- (L. dis-) + embocar to put into the mouth, fr. en (L. in) + boca mouth, fr. L. bucca cheek. Cf. {Debouch}, {Embogue}.] 1. To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to vent; to discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc. Rolling down, the steep Timavus raves, And through nine channels disembogues his waves. --Addison. 2. To eject; to cast forth. [R.] --Swift. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Disembogue \Dis`em*bogue"\, v. i. To become discharged; to flow out; to find vent; to pour out contents. Volcanos bellow ere they disembogue. --Young. |