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expectorate Definition

ex·pec·to·rate (ek spektə rāt′, ik-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·rat′ed, -·rat′·ing

  1. to cough up and spit out (phlegm, mucus, etc.)
  2. to spit

Etymology: < L expectoratus, pp. of expectorare, to expel from the breast < ex-, out + pectus (gen. pectoris), breast

expectorate Related Forms
ex·pec′·to·ra·tion noun
expectorate Synonyms

expectorate

v.

cough up, spit out, hawk, spew; see spit.

expectorate Usage Examples

Object

  • mucus: Or, it can be chronic, as with a smoker's cough and attendant poor ability to expectorate excessive mucus.

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