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expectorate

/I/k'sp/E/kt/@/,r/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. clear out the chest and lungs

    verb.change

    Examples
    This drug expectorates quickly.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

    verb.body

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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