English Explanatory Dictionary

expectorate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cough up fluid from the lungs.
  2. To spit.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/ en-us-expectorate.ogg

Word forms

expectorate expectorates expectorating expectorated

Etymology

From Latin expectorātus, past participle of expectorō (“(only figurative) banish from the mind; (post-classical) expel from the breast)”), from ex (“out of”) + pectus (“the breast”).

Related words

expectorant expectoration sputum

Derived words

expectorative expectorator unexpectorated
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