disembogue

dis·em·bogue

 (dĭs′ĕm-bōg′)

intr.v. dis·em·bogued, dis·em·bogu·ing, dis·em·bogues

To flow out or empty, as water from a channel: "the river whose dirty waters disembogue into the harbor" (John Updike).

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[From Spanish desembogue, mouth of a river, from desembocar, to flow out : des-, reversal (from Latin dis-; see dis-) + embocar, to put into the mouth (en-, in from Latin in-; see in-² + boca, mouth, from Latin bucca, cheek).]

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dis′em·bogue′ment n.

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disembogue

(ˌdɪsɪmˈbəʊɡ)

vb, -bogues, -boguing or -bogued

1. (Physical Geography) (of a river, stream, etc) to discharge (water) at the mouth

2. (intr) to flow out

[C16: from Spanish desembocar, from des- dis-¹ + embocar put into the mouth, from em- in + boca mouth, from Latin bucca cheek]

ˌdisemˈboguement n

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dis•em•bogue

(ˌdɪs ɛmˈboʊg)

v.i. -bogued, -bogu•ing.

to discharge contents by pouring forth.

[1585–95; < Sp desembocar=des- dis-¹ + embocar to enter by the mouth (en- in (< Latin in- in-²) + -bocar, derivative of boca mouth < Latin bucca)]

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disembogue

Past participle: disembogued
Gerund: disemboguing

Imperative

disembogue

disembogue

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