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- Dictionarydisembogue/ˌdɪsɪmˈbəʊɡ/
verb
- 1. (of a river or stream) emerge or be discharged into the sea or a larger river: rare "that sea disembogues into the northern ocean"
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The meaning of DISEMBOGUE is to flow or come forth from or as if from a channel.
2 meanings: 1. (of a river, stream, etc) to discharge (water) at the mouth 2. to flow out.... Click for more definitions.
Disembogue definition: to discharge contents by pouring forth.. See examples of DISEMBOGUE used in a sentence.
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.
Jun 13, 2024 · disembogue (third-person singular simple present disembogues, present participle disemboguing, simple past and past participle disembogued) The ships disembogued from the harbour. (of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
Disembogue definition: To flow out or empty, as water from a channel.
1. (of a river, stream, etc) to discharge (water) at the mouth. 2. (intransitive)
Disembogue definition: . See examples of DISEMBOGUE used in a sentence.
Synonyms for DISEMBOGUE: issue, flow, spring, emanate, stream, arise, course, race; Antonyms of DISEMBOGUE: back up, set, gel, coagulate, harden, congeal, clot.
OED's earliest evidence for disembogue is from 1626, in the writing of John Smith, soldier and colonial governor. It is also recorded as a verb from the late 1500s. disembogue is formed within English, by conversion.
