Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vom-it]
- /ˈvɒm ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vom-it]
- /ˈvɒm ɪt/
Definitions of vomitive word
- verb without object vomitive to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up. 1
- verb without object vomitive to belch or spew with force or violence. 1
- verb with object vomitive to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew. 1
- verb with object vomitive to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently: The volcano vomited flames and molten rock. 1
- verb with object vomitive to cause (a person) to vomit. 1
- noun vomitive the act of vomiting. 1
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Origin of vomitive
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English vomiten < Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek emeîn (see emetic)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Vomitive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vomitive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vomitive usage trend in Literature
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