I. ˈvä-mət noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vomite, from Latin vomitus, from vomere to vomit; akin to Old Norse vāma seasickness, Greek emein to vomit
Date: 14th century
1. : an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth ; also : the disgorged matter
2. : emetic
II. verb
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1. : to disgorge the stomach contents
2. : to spew forth : belch , gush
transitive verb
1. : to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth
2. : to eject violently or abundantly : spew
3. : to cause to vomit
• vom·it·er noun