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1. (v.i.) expectorate
to expel matter from the throat or lungs by coughing and spitting.
2. expectorate
to spit.
3. (v.t.) expectorate
to expel from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting.
4. expectorate
to spit.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < NL expectorātus, ptp. of expectorāre, L: to banish from the mind)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) expectorate, clear out, drive out
clear out the chest and lungs
"This drug expectorates quickly"
2. (verb) expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
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1. (verb) expectorate
to eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth
2. (verb) expectorate
to discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit
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