expectorate
[ ik-spek-tuh-reyt ]
/ ɪkˈspɛk təˌreɪt /
verb (used without object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing.
to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit.
verb (used with object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing.
to eject or expel (matter) in this way.
Origin of expectorate
OTHER WORDS FROM expectorate
ex·pec·to·ra·tor, noun un·ex·pec·to·rat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby expectorate
expected frequency,
expected utility,
expected value,
expecting,
expectorant,
expectorate,
expectoration,
expediate,
expediency,
expedient,
expediential
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British Dictionary definitions for expectorate
expectorate
/ (ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt) /
verb
to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages)
Derived forms of expectorate
expectoration, noun expectorator, nounWord Origin for expectorate
C17: from Latin
expectorāre, literally: to drive from the breast, expel, from
pectus breast
Medical definitions for expectorate
expectorate
[ ĭk-spĕk′tə-rāt′ ]
v.
To eject saliva, mucus, or other body fluid from the mouth; spit.
To clear out the chest and lungs by coughing up and spitting out matter.