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dis·em·bogue (dis′im bōg′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb disembogued -·bogued′, disemboguing -·bogu′ing

to pour out (its waters) at the mouth; empty (itself): said esp. of a stream, river, etc.

Etymology: Sp desembocar, to come out of the mouth of a river or haven < des- (L dis-), apart + embocar, to enter by the mouth < L in, in + bucca, cheek: see buccal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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