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Expectorate

Expectorate Meaning & Definition
Expectorate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Expectorate?

[v] discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
[v] clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Expectorate: clear out | cough out | cough up | drive out | spit out | spit up

Related Terms | Find terms related to Expectorate:

See Also | cough | discharge | eject | expel | hawk | hawk and spit | ptyalise | ptyalize | release | remove | spew | spit | splutter | spue | sputter | take | take away | withdraw

Expectorate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*pec"to*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expectorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expectorating}.] [L. expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus, pectiris, breast. See {Pectoral}.] To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
\Ex*pec"to*rate\, v. i. To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.

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