Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: clear out, cough out, cough up, drive out, spit out, spit up

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

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